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Open Houses Set for Bus Rapid Transit Options
The Maryland Department of Transportation has partnered with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation to hold two public open houses on alternatives for a bus rapid transportation system being studied for MD Route 355. Bus rapid transit, or BRT, is a transit system that uses buses primarily in dedicated lanes with fewer stops. Montgomery County…
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Open Houses Set for Bus Rapid Transit Options
The Maryland Department of Transportation has partnered with the Montgomery County Department of Transportation to hold two public open houses on alternatives for a bus rapid transportation system being studied for MD Route 355. Bus rapid transit, or BRT, is a transit system that uses buses primarily in dedicated lanes with fewer stops. Montgomery County…
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It Takes a Village (Facilitator)
The Senior Center has hired a former community liaison to fill a new city position to advocate for a growing movement that will allow seniors to live in their own homes longer. Trish Evans, the city’s first senior villages facilitator for Rockville’s Senior Services Division, assumed her new role in mid-December. She will investigate ways…
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Water-saving Toilets Available for Low-income Homeowners
Revised Income Guidelines for Conservation Program City staff will coordinate removal of up to two older, inefficient toilets per eligible home and replace them with new water-saving toilets through the city’s water conservation program. Older toilets use between 3.5 and 7 gallons per flush (gpf), while new water saving toilets use 1.28 gpf and could…
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Mayor and Council Approve Floodplain Ordinance Changes
City is Conducting Outreach and Offers Online Resources for Property Owners Changes to the city’s floodplain ordinance, unanimously adopted by the Mayor and Council on Jan. 9, will create a more rigorous process for approving construction in the floodplain and remove previously allowed exemptions to what can be built there.
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Mayor and Council Approve Floodplain Ordinance Changes
City is Conducting Outreach and Offers Online Resources for Property Owners Changes to the city’s floodplain ordinance, unanimously adopted by the Mayor and Council on Jan. 9, will create a more rigorous process for approving construction in the floodplain and remove previously allowed exemptions to what can be built there.
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Students Have a Chance to be Mayor for a Day in May
Mayor Newton to Visit Rockville Fourth Graders Rockville fourth graders will once again have a chance at serving as the city’s Mayor for a Day this spring by taking part in the statewide “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. The theme of this year’s contest, organized by the Maryland Municipal League (MML) and the Maryland…
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Students Have a Chance to be Mayor for a Day in May
Mayor Newton to Visit Rockville Fourth Graders Rockville fourth graders will once again have a chance at serving as the city’s Mayor for a Day this spring by taking part in the statewide “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. The theme of this year’s contest, organized by the Maryland Municipal League (MML) and the Maryland…