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FY 2018 Reports Highlight City’s Finances
Summaries Offer a Look at the City’s Fiscal Health Two annual reports that city staff delivered to the Mayor and Council on Dec. 10 give the public a closer look at Rockville’s financial health during the most recently completed fiscal year. For Fiscal Year 2018, which closed June 30, the city ended “with an overall…
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Mayor and Council to Hold Public Hearing on APFS Amendments
School Capacity Cap Could Lead to Residential Development Moratorium The Mayor and Council will hold a public hearing, 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22 at City Hall, on possible amendments to the city’s Adequate Public Facilities Standards. One of the proposed amendments would increase the school capacity test of the Adequate Public Facilities Standards from 120…
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Mayor and Council Discuss Vacancy Process
The Mayor and Council will continue their discussion on Jan. 7 to determine the process to fill vacancies among members of the body. At their Monday, Dec. 17 meeting, the Mayor and Council voted unanimously to clarify that the members of the Mayor and Council must continue residency in the city during their tenure in…
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Show Us A Sign, Show Us the Light
Drivers and pedestrians rely on streetlights and street signs to safely navigate Rockville’s city streets. If you see tree limbs or other objects obstructing a streetlight or street sign, please call 240-314-8500. Notice a streetlight outage? To learn how to report it, visit https://rockvillereports.com/problematic-streetlight-heres-how-to-report-it.
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Survey Will Help Improve Navigation in Rockville
The City of Rockville wants members of the public to help make finding their way in the city a little easier. Signage design firm KMA Design, of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, is developing a comprehensive wayfinding program for the city, focusing on Town Square and Rockville parks. To help create a more vibrant and intuitive signage system,…
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Public Transit Study to Hold Workshop, Conduct Survey
Gap Analysis is Among Mayor and Council Priority Initiatives UPDATE: The workshop on public transit scheduled for Jan. 29 has been rescheduled for 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 5 at City Hall. A city study includes opportunities in January for community members to offer input about Rockville’s public transit needs. The consultant-led Transit Gap Analysis and…
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N. Stonestreet Ave. Plan Amendment to Come Before Mayor and Council
The North Stonestreet Avenue Comprehensive Master Plan Amendment will come before the Mayor and Council at their Monday, Jan. 14 meeting, following a recommendation from December’s work session of Rockville’s Planning Commission. At the work session, planning commissioners discussed public testimony on the plan amendment, which covers the area where Montgomery County Public School facilities,…
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Planning Commission to Review Draft of Comprehensive Plan
Public Hearings to Follow The first components of the City of Rockville’s Comprehensive Plan, developed from three years of community involvement and feedback throughout the Rockville 2040 process, were delivered Dec. 12 to the city’s Planning Commission. Those components, part of an initial draft by city planning staff, consist of an introductory chapter with the…