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Free Financial Empowerment Workshops Offered in July
Rockville is offering a free four-part financial empowerment series this July as part of the BankOn Rockville program to help residents strengthen their money management skills and prepare for future financial goals. BankOn is an initiative that connects low- to moderate-income residents to safe and affordable bank accounts, increases their financial capability, and provides more…
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Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Meeting to Focus on Parking, Use Standards
Rockville has been busy working on the zoning ordinance rewrite throughout the summer, with meetings soliciting public input on the process. The rewrite seeks to modernize the city’s zoning regulations through updates to the text of the zoning ordinance and revisions to the zoning map. A virtual community meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 31…
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FY26 Budget Focuses on Safety, Economic Development, Housing and Sustaining Progress
Rockville’s $175.5 million budget, adopted May 5, maintains city services and emphasizes the Mayor and Council’s focus areas of public safety, economic development and housing. The budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1, is a 4.2% increase over the FY 2025 budget. The city’s real property tax rate of $0.292 per $100 of…
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Propose a Project to Improve Your Neighborhood
With the Mayor and Council’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget deliberations having wrapped up in May, Rockville is already seeking input from community members about neighborhood improvement projects to be considered during the next budget season. The city’s Capital Improvements Program lays out how Rockville plans to invest, over a five-year period, in projects such as…
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Rockville Salutes Service and Bravery
The 36th Annual Rockville Public Safety Awards, held June 3 at Lakewood Country Club, honored members of the Montgomery County Department of Correction and Rehabilitation, Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Rockville Volunteer Fire Department, and the following members of the Rockville City Police Department.
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Landlord-Tenant Code Update Moves Forward
Rockville’s Department of Housing and Community Development is continuing work on updating the city’s landlord-tenant code. A draft of the updated code is expected to be released in early fall, followed by work sessions with the Mayor and Council. In May, the city hosted virtual listening sessions with landlords and tenants to gather feedback. This…
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Healthy Lawns and Gardens — Hold the Weed, Feed and Gasoline
Bans on nonorganic pesticides and on gas-powered leaf blowers don’t have to mean lifeless lawns and gardens with the availability of rebates and green alternatives. A ban on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers and vacuums in Montgomery County takes effect Tuesday, July 1 and applies in the City of Rockville. To help residents and…
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Rockville Celebrates Juneteenth at BlackRock
Rockville community members, the Mayor and Council and city staff joined Montgomery County for the annual Juneteenth celebration on June 21 at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. The celebration, with the theme of “Pushing Back — The Fight for Freedom Is Not Over,” featured focused talks, artisans and performances.
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Mayor Meets Mayor
Dumini Mehta, a fourth grader at College Gardens Elementary, joined Mayor Monique Ashton at the May 19 Mayor and Council meeting. Mehta read the essay she submitted in the annual “If I Were Mayor” contest, for which she earned the honor of serving as Rockville’s Mayor for a Day. On May 22, Mehta visited the…
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Green Grants Are Available for Community Groups
Does your organization have a green project in the works? Nonprofits, faith-based groups, homeowners associations or community organizations can apply for Rockville grant funds through the Chesapeake Bay Trust’s Outreach and Restoration Grant Program. The Outreach and Restoration Grant Program is a competitive water quality grant program that funds projects to reduce stormwater pollution and…