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Mayor and Council Approve Ban on Plastic Drinking Straws
Ban Includes Exceptions Based on Needs of Customers and Businesses The Mayor and Council voted June 17 to simplify a ban on plastic drinking straws by including exceptions for certain businesses and customers. The goal of the ban, which is part of a ban on polystyrene in food plates, trays, containers and packing materials that…
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Rockville’s Mayor and Council Adopt $138.9 Million Budget
Rockville residents will pay the same property tax rate as they have for the last 11 fiscal years, under the budget for Fiscal Year 2020 that the Mayor and Council approved May 6. The FY 2020 operating budget of $138.9 million is an increase of 2% over the FY 2019 operating budget. The city’s current…
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City Wants Federal Help for Homes Near I-270, Infrastructure, School Safety
The city took the following requests for federal support to a June 4 meeting with the city’s congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.: Protecting community interests in the proposed project to widen interstates 270 and 495: The Mayor and Council are vigorously advocating with the state Department of Transportation and the governor to protect homes, businesses,…
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Pre-Order Your New Rockville Rewards Cards
Save money while supporting your community with Rockville Rewards discount cards. Nonprofits sell Rockville Rewards cards and keep 100 percent of the proceeds to support scholarships, homeless shelters and free medical clinics. The cards cost $25 and can be purchased directly from a nonprofit partner or at www.rockvillerewards.com/buy, where pre-orders are now being accepted for…
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Four Pickleball Courts Coming to Stepanek Park
Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America, and to accommodate a burgeoning population of players in Rockville, the city is constructing four lighted, dedicated pickleball courts at Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park at 1800 Piccard Drive. Two of four basketball courts at the park will be converted and are expected to be ready for pickleball…
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Urban Land Institute Experts to Conduct Two-Day Study of Town Center
Will Present Recommendations to the Public July 10 A panel of Urban Land Institute (ULI) experts will visit Rockville for two days in July to explore and offer recommendations for enhancing the vibrancy of the city’s Town Center. The ULI panel will conduct a work session during their two-day visit called a technical assistance panel,…
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Pedestrian Advocacy Committee Welcomes All to Future Meetings
A newly created Pedestrian Advocacy Committee is working to address concerns about pedestrian safety and walkability in Rockville. About 30 residents attended the committee’s first meeting at City Hall on June 13, including city civic association leaders and Richard Montgomery high’s cluster coordinator, a representative from the city’s Traffic and Transportation Commission and the chief…
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Summer Celebration: Fun on the Fourth with Fireworks in King Farm
A Rockville tradition, the city’s annual Independence Day celebration, returns to King Farm on Thursday, July 4. Hosted by the Mayor and Council, the celebration is held at the 26-acre Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, 1800 Piccard Drive, in King Farm, which offers easy access and ample free parking, with convenient exits within a short walk…
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A Flashier Way to Walk
The city in May installed a pedestrian-activated flashing device at the crosswalk at East Middle Lane and Helen Heneghan Way in Rockville Town Center. Similar devices are scheduled to be installed this summer along Beall Avenue at Gibbs Street and at Maryland Avenue. Learn more about recent Town Center pedestrian safety upgrades.
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Rockville Again Recognized as a ‘Banner City’
Rockville has been named a 2019-2020 “Banner City” by the Maryland Municipal League, which recognizes the municipalities’ elected and appointed officials as the league’s most engaged members. The Banner City/Town program is intended to foster an environment where officials feel that their activities make a difference. According to MML, the award demonstrates municipalities’ “outstanding commitment…