The city was recognized for a third time as a Sustainable Maryland community and earned the program’s Sustainability Champion designation, at the Maryland Municipal League’s fall conference on Oct. 12 in Annapolis. Rockville amassed more points than any other community for sustainability efforts that include its 28th consecutive year as a Tree City USA, its diversity and inclusion initiatives, its green schools, its community garden plots and health assessments of its three watersheds. Pictured above (L to R) are: Rockville Green Team member Steve Sprague; Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton; Green Team member Larissa Johnson; Rockville’s chief of environmental management, Mark Charles; Councilmember Virginia D. Onley; and Green Team Chair John Becker. Learn more at http://sustainablemaryland.com.
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