-
Tour the Newly Restored Northeast Park Pond
Join city staff and the Rockville Environment Commission for a tour of the recently completed Northeast Pond and Stream Restoration Project from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, April 25 at Northeast Park, at the dead end of Neal Drive. Learn how the project restored the stormwater management pond, reduced erosion, reconnected the stream to its floodplain and…
-
Register Now for Bike to Work Day in May
Trade your gas pedal for bicycle pedals on Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 17. Registration is now open for all 16 Montgomery County pit stops, including ones in city limits at Dawson’s Market in Rockville Town Square and Thomas Farm Community Center, 700 Fallsgrove Drive. Pit stops will have free snacks, beverages and bicycling…
-
Chesnutt to Retire After Decade as Head of Rockville Rec and Parks
After more than a decade at the helm of Rockville’s Department of Recreation and Parks as director, Tim Chesnutt has announced he will retire Wednesday, May 15. During his service, Chesnutt oversaw the first dedicated pickleball-only courts in Montgomery County at Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park, as well as a new concrete skate park at the…
-
Revitalizing Recreation: The Benefits of Rockville’s Pool Renovation Project
One of summer’s most popular features — the outside recreation pool at the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center — will be transformed into a state-of-the-art swimming experience in time for 2025’s pool season. The project will involve a complete renovation and reconfiguration of the outdoor recreation pool areas, including improvements to accessibility, and modernized amenities…
-
RCPD’s Community Policing Shows Results as Crime Rates Decline
The Rockville City Police Department’s commitment to community policing resulted in reduced crime rates for 2023, RCPD Chief Victor V. Brito told the Mayor and Council in presenting a crime report with data that contrasts with that of other municipalities across the country. While criminality has risen locally, regionally and nationally since 2020, “Virtually all…
-
Speed Limit Reduction Coming to Veirs Mill Road
The State Highway Administration recently approved Rockville’s request for a speed limit reduction on a busy stretch of Veirs Mill Road in Twinbrook. The speed limit will now be 35 mph, down from 40 mph, between Edmonston Drive and Twinbrook Parkway. The change makes the speed limit consistent with that of other sections of the…
-
City Now Issuing Citations Related to Wootton Parkway Speed Camera
Rockville is now issuing citations for speeding vehicles captured by a speed camera on Wootton Parkway. In a continuing effort to reduce the number of speeding vehicles in Rockville neighborhoods, the Rockville City Police Department deployed the speed monitoring system in late February in the 2500 block of Wootton Parkway, near its intersection with Fairwood…
-
Public Hearing and Survey Provide Final Opportunities for Budget Input
Rockville’s Mayor and Council continue budget deliberations this month with their final scheduled public hearing and work sessions before the scheduled adoption of the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. A final public hearing and a work session are scheduled for the Monday, April 8 Mayor and Council meeting. Public participation in the budget process is a…
-
Help Shape the Future of Building Regulations in Rockville
The City of Rockville Department of Community Planning and Development Services wants to hear from you on amendments to city code that will affect building and property maintenance regulations in Rockville. CPDS will hold a virtual public information session at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 17. New state building codes take effect Wednesday, May 29. CPDS…
-
Rockville Receives $4M in Earmarks for Emergency Ops, Storm Drains, Water Mains, Sewer Lines
The City of Rockville recently received more than $3.9 million in federal earmark funding for a new emergency operations center, police radios, water main and sewer line rehabilitation, and storm drain improvements in the Potomac Woods neighborhood. Earmarks allow members of congress to request a portion of federal spending to be directed to specific projects…