Will Present Recommendations to the Public July 10 A panel of Urban Land Institute (ULI) experts will visit Rockville for two days in July to explore and offer recommendations for enhancing the vibrancy of the city’s Town Center. The ULI panel will conduct a work session during their two-day visit
The city in May installed a pedestrian-activated flashing device at the crosswalk at East Middle Lane and Helen Heneghan Way in Rockville Town Center. Similar devices are scheduled to be installed this summer along Beall Avenue at Gibbs Street and at Maryland Avenue. Learn more about recent Town Center pedestrian
The Mayor and Council, at their Monday, June 17 meeting, voted to use a master planning process, with significant involvement from the public, that should help determine future uses for the former 18-hole course.
New Customer Services Center Created John Foreman, a professional planner with more than a decade’s experience working for cities in Texas, has been selected to lead a new customer-focused services center within the City of Rockville’s Planning and Development Services Department. The section’s mission will be to improve Rockville’s development
The future of the 130-acre former RedGate Golf Course property returns to the agenda at the Mayor and Council’s Monday, June 17 evening meeting. Topics up for discussion include: Planning for uses other than golf at the site. That alternative development options be considered, including for public park uses, private
The opportunity to provide written testimony on the city’s draft comprehensive plan will end when the public record closes at 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, the City of Rockville’s Planning Commission announced at their final public hearing Tuesday evening.
A second community meeting has been scheduled to discuss the future of the Rockshire Village Center site, a 7.32-acre former shopping center at the corner of Wootton Parkway and Hurley Avenue. The City of Rockville Department of Planning and Development Services, and their consultant partners, Rhodeside & Harwell, will hold
May is the 39th year for Building Safety Month, a campaign to raise awareness about safe and sustainable structures. This year’s theme for the international campaign is “No code. No confidence.” “Building Safety Month is a chance to celebrate the entire building safety community and to educate others about the
The city is scheduled to resurface roads in the East Rockville and Twinbrook neighborhoods, beginning in mid-May and continuing for about four months, depending on the weather. “No parking” signs will be posted within 48 hours of the start of work. Temporary traffic stoppages are necessary for safety but should
The Mayor and Council will hold a follow-up discussion, Monday, June 17, on the former RedGate Golf Course property. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the Mayor and Council chambers at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave.
Rockville recently sent notices to nearly 8,300 city water customers requesting their help in determining and reporting the material used in their drinking water service lines. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent Lead and Copper Rule Revisions require water service
Thanks to D.C.-based artist Rose Jaffe, a vibrant mural now adorns the playground-facing wall of the Lincoln Park Community Center at 357 Frederick Ave. The mural features residents of all ages dancing, playing and moving together, alongside Maryland and Lincoln
Work is continuing on a comprehensive renovation and reconfiguration of the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center’s outdoor recreation pool. Improvements are being made to accessibility, amenities will be modernized, and infrastructure will provide new recreational features and pools for swimmers
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