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Be an Energy Star This Presidents Day Weekend
Buy Energy-Saving Products Feb. 19-21 or Apply for Energy Rebates Homeowners thinking about upgrading an appliance, replacing a refrigerator, or even changing a light bulb, can do so tax free on Presidents Day weekend. On Feb. 19-21, purchases of the following energy-efficient Energy Star products are free from Maryland’s 6% sales tax:
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Getting Around Rockville Safely with New Shared Roadway
The city is using signage and arrow-like “sharrow” pavement markings to increase safety on shared roadways in Rockville as part of fulfilling the city’s Bikeway Master Plan and Vision Zero goals. The Bikeway Master Plan, approved by the Mayor and Council in 2017, envisions a multimodal Rockville where people can bicycle safely for recreation and…
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Step Right This Way for Safe Sidewalks
Know a neighborhood that could use a sidewalk? The city’s Sidewalk Prioritization Policy helps determine if, and in what order, the city constructs sidewalks. A missing sidewalk is any existing or potential pathway that, were it hard surfaced, would be used by pedestrians in their routine educational, recreational, business, shopping, working, civic and social pursuits.…
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Rewarding Neighborliness with a Good Neighbor Awards Nomination
Rockville prides itself on being a community of good neighbors — we need your help to find them. The city is seeking nominations, through 5 p.m. Friday Feb. 25, for its Good Neighbor Awards. The program recognizes community members who are unselfishly giving back and improving quality of life in their neighborhoods through good deeds…
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Rockville’s Generosity on Display During 2021 Holiday Drive
A total 260 individuals and organizations around Rockville delivered a brighter Thanksgiving and Christmas for those in need through the 2021 Holiday Drive. The Mayor and Council will recognize donors to the 2021 Holiday Drive at their Monday, Feb. 28 meeting. Sixteen organizations and individuals will be recognized with plaques as distinguished donors.
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Prescription Drug Drop Box Debuts at Rockville City Police Station
Box is Available 24/7, Permanently Located in the Station’s Front Lobby Residents can now safely dispose of unused, unwanted or expired medication, with no questions asked, in a new prescription drug drop box in the front lobby of the Rockville City Police Station, 2 W. Montgomery Ave. Resembling a mailbox, the drop box accepts prescription…
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Mayor and Council to Hear Budget Presentation
FY 2023 Budget Hearings and Work Sessions Set, Survey Available City Manager Rob DiSpirito is scheduled to present his proposed Fiscal Year 2023 operating budget and Capital Improvements Program on Monday, Feb. 28, followed by Mayor and Council public hearings and work sessions in March and April. For information about how to testify at the…
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COVID-19: City Hall Opening Delayed
Rockville has delayed reopening City Hall following a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the new, more infectious omicron variant, and a concurrent rise in transmission and hospitalizations. “These are all markers that particularly the county and the state are tracking, and we are paying attention to with respect to public safety,” City Manager Rob…