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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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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…
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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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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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Rockville Renews Lead Service Line Inventory Effort
Rockville is continuing its efforts to identify materials used in customers’ drinking water service lines.In November, a survey was mailed to nearly 8,300 customers with unknown service line materials, requesting assistance in identifying and reporting the material of their service lines. A second survey is expected to be mailed this summer with the goal of…
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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 Honors Community for Environmental Excellence
The Mayor and Council and the city’s Environment Commission honored a community member and a senior living community in June with Environmental Excellence Awards, recognizing contributions to Rockville’s environmental health and sustainability. Dawn Samen received the Carl Henn Environmental Excellence Award for Outstanding Individual Environmental Stewardship for her dedication to litter removal and beautifying Twinbrook…
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Street Improvements and Summer Study for Rockville’s Vision Zero
Rockville’s Department of Public Works is spending the summer completing several traffic calming and sidewalk projects aimed at improving safety for all as part of the city’s Vision Zero initiative. Among the improvements are concrete refuge islands to provide a place for pedestrians to wait while crossing Mannakee Street at Smallwood Road, and Twinbrook Parkway…
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Highlighting the Crews Working for You: Take Two
It took two tries — with an earlier date postponed by rain — but Rockville’s Equipment Show on June 13 showcased the cool tools, big trucks and dedicated public works employees who keep Rockville running. Attended by schoolchildren and community members, the day featured fun giveaways, as well as exhibits on recycling and trash, environmental…
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New Bus Routes in Effect
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s first comprehensive redesign of the Metrobus system in 50 years means changes for Rockville’s bus routes. The changes, which became effective June 29, eliminate Metrobus service to the Rockville Metro station, making the Twinbrook Metro station the northernmost Metrobus stop on Rockville Pike. Ride On buses will continue to…