The City of Rockville secured significant legislative wins during the Maryland General Assembly’s 2025 session, which ended April 7, bringing state support to local parks, community facilities and transportation safety programs. Rockville received $460,000 in bond initiative funding, including $200,000 to transform the old water tower on Talbott Street into
The Mayor and Council’s focus areas of public safety, economic development and housing form the foundation of a city budget that is up for adoption in May. The budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins July 1, is scheduled for a Monday, May 5 vote. Mayor and Council meetings are
A consultant is scheduled to present plans for a proposal to annex 107.9 acres of land near the Shady Grove Metro Station to the Mayor and Council on Monday, May 12. If adopted, the proposal would expand city boundaries and support transit-oriented development. The annexation, which includes property owned by
The Mayor and Council hold their final scheduled Fiscal Year 2026 budget work session in early April as the community has its final opportunity to provide budget input. Monday, April 7 is the last day to provide input via the community budget priorities survey and budget public record. The Mayor
Rockville’s Mayor and Council begin budget deliberations this month with public hearings and work sessions focused on a Fiscal Year 2026 budget that prioritizes the Mayor and Council’s focus areas of public safety, economic development and housing. The proposed budget will be available for review beginning Friday, March 7 at
March 7 is the Deadline for the ‘If I Were Mayor …’ Essay Contest Rockville fourth graders have until Friday, March 7 to enter the Maryland Municipal League’s statewide “If I Were Mayor” essay contest. This year’s theme is “Building Community for a New Generation.” Students are asked to write
The Rockville Mayor and Council unanimously adopted the Town Center Master Plan during their Jan. 27 meeting, marking the final step of a nearly two-year process to shape the future of the city’s downtown core. The decision comes almost exactly two years after the project charter was initially approved in
Community Priorities Survey Offers Opportunity for Neighborhood Representation City Manager Jeff Mihelich is scheduled to present Rockville’s proposed Fiscal Year 2026 operating budget and Capital Improvements Program on Monday, March 17, followed by Mayor and Council public hearings and work sessions in March and April. The proposed budget will be
March 7 is the Deadline for the ‘If I Were Mayor …’ Essay Contest Rockville fourth graders have a chance to meet Mayor Monique Ashton and imagine what they would do if they were mayor by taking part in the Maryland Municipal League’s statewide “If I Were Mayor” essay contest.
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.
Join the City of Rockville for its 81st annual Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade Monday, May 26. Founded in 1944 by William (Bill) Wood, the Memorial Day Ceremony and Parade is a long-standing tradition in the City of Rockville. PARADE
The free Hometown Holidays at Rockville Town Center features local flavor of music and food vendors, including two stages, an artisan shopping area, and kids entertainment from noon-6 p.m. Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 in Rockville Town Center.
Climb into the operator’s seat of some of the big trucks used by the city’s Department of Public Works as the City of Rockville joins the American Public Works Association to celebrate National Public Works Week, Monday, May 19-Friday, May
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