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Applications Being Accepted for Community Development Block Grants
The City of Rockville is now accepting applications for an anticipated $263,000 in federal Community Development Block Grant funding for the fall of Fiscal Year 2022. The CDBG program is a federal grant for housing and community development projects that benefit low- and moderate-income individuals, and provides grants to housing providers for housing and community…
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Water Customers to Get a New Way to Pay
Paying a water bill is about to get easier for City of Rockville water customers. A new payment system, debuting in November, will allow customers to conveniently view and pay their water bill online, set up automatic payments, and view their billing history at any hour of any day. The new system, which will also…
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Public Works and Planning Launch Customer Bill of Rights
Customers will now know exactly what to expect when they deal with Rockville’s departments of Planning and Development Services and Public Works under a new customer bill of rights. The bill of rights is based on a document from the City of San Diego’s Department of Development Services. The bill of rights is a public…
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Flashing Beacons and Adjusted Signals Provide Safer Crossings for the Community
The city’s Department of Public Works installed flashing beacons at the intersection of Great Falls Road and Monument Avenue in August, to provide a safer crossing for schoolchildren and community members along a heavily traveled road. The pedestrian-activated flashing beacons accompany new concrete pedestrian ramps at the key crossing for children walking to and from…
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ParkMobile to Provide for Contactless Parking Payments in Rockville
Replaces MobileNOW! App, Which Stopped Operating in May Motorists will be able to use the ParkMobile app to pay for parking at the more than 500 publicly metered spaces throughout the City of Rockville, beginning this month. ParkMobile, the leading provider of smart parking and mobility solutions in the U.S., is an option for paying…
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Planning Commission to Hold Public Hearing on the Draft Comprehensive Plan Update
Rockville’s Planning Commission will hold a virtual public hearing on Sept. 9 and 23 for the community to provide comments on the Planning Commission’s draft of the neighborhood-specific planning areas section of the comprehensive plan update. Details on how to pre-register for and participate in the public hearing are available online at www.rockville md.gov/Rockville2040.
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Mayor and Council Adopt the Park Road and North/South Stonestreet Avenue Area Plan Amendment
The Mayor and Council at their July 13 meeting, adopted the Park Road and North/South Stonestreet Avenue Area Comprehensive Master Plan Amendment, one of the key opportunity areas identified in the 2018 Stonestreet Corridor Study. The plan amendment promotes a walkable, transit-oriented mix of residential and commercial development immediately across Park Road from the Rockville…
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Mayor and Council to Consider Water and Sewer Rate Structure Changes
The Mayor and Council will consider a new rate structure for city water and sewer service this fall. The city hired a consultant to develop the new structure, under which the Mayor and Council would set customers’ water and sewer rates based on property type, such as single-family, multi- family or nonresidential.
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City to Mark Sept. 11 With Virtual Ceremony
Rockville’s Mayor and Council will mark the anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 9/11 with an online remembrance ceremony. Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton will deliver remarks that will be broadcast on Rockville 11 (channel 11 on county cable) and the city’s Facebook page and YouTube channel at 9 a.m. Friday, Sept. 11, to mark the…
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Check Once, Check Twice
State, county and city actions to slow the spread of COVID-19 mean uncertainty for activities, programs and facility hours in the City of Rockville. Please check our online resources to see if any information contained in this edition of “Rockville Reports” has changed. City Hall and most city facilities will be closed Monday, Sept. 7…