A ban on the use of gas-powered leaf blowers and vacuums takes effect Tuesday, July 1 and applies in the City of Rockville. The ban seeks to address the environmental, noise and health concerns related to gas-powered leaf blowers and leaf vacuums. It aims to reduce harmful air emissions and
Parking Restrictions Remain in Effect Until 4 p.m. Tuesday The City of Rockville’s snow emergency remains in effect and all city facilities will remain closed Tuesday, Jan. 7 due to the ongoing winter storm. Recycling, trash and yard waste collection will resume Tuesday. Collections will be made one day later
Rockville City Hall and all city facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 6, due to the winter storm moving through the region. In anticipation of the storm, Rockville has declared a snow emergency requiring that all vehicles be removed from roads within the city, including neighborhood streets, by 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
The City of Rockville held its annual employee awards ceremony, Thursday, Dec. 12 at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. Seventy-five employees, recognized for tenures of five to 50 years, have given 1,160 years of service to Rockville combined. Ten of those were honored with awards for more than three decades
City Hall and all city facilities will be closed for New Year’s Day, Wednesday, Jan. 1 and all city facilities except the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20. During the New Year’s holiday week, recycling, trash and yard waste
Rockville was proud to accept, for the 34th year in a row, the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting Award from the Government Finance Officers Association for Fiscal Year 2023. Documents produced by the city’s Finance Department include the city’s operating budget and capital improvements program, an Annual
Summaries Give Public a Look at the City’s Fiscal Health Two annual reports approved by the Mayor and Council last month give the public a closer look at Rockville’s financial health during the most recently completed fiscal year. For Fiscal Year 2024, which closed June 30, the city ended “with
Public participation in the budget process is a high priority for the Mayor and Council and city staff. That includes having all parts of the city represented in responses to a survey about community priorities for the city’s budget. The survey can be found at www.rockvillemd.gov/budget. It is available in
Deadline for Applications is Jan. 17 The Friday, Jan. 17 deadline is approaching for Rockville’s matching grant program, which helps neighbors work together to accomplish common goals that support the health, vitality and inclusivity of the place they call home. Neighborhood, civic or homeowners associations, community groups, organized groups of
JANUARY The City of Rockville moved forward with citywide projects focused on making all forms of mobility safer for all users as part of the city’s Vision Zero initiative. Adopted in 2020 by the Mayor and Council, the plan seeks to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries and was discussed
Jason West will be Rockville’s next police chief, effective immediately, City Manager Jeff Mihelich announced June 4. West is a 25-year police veteran. He has been with the Rockville City Police Department for eight years, serving as acting chief since
The City of Rockville has rescheduled its annual Equipment Show, which was postponed by rain. The show offers the opportunity to climb into the operator’s seat of some of the big trucks used by the city’s Department of Public Works.
With the Mayor and Council’s Fiscal Year 2026 budget deliberations set to wrap 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
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