Rockville’s Human Rights Commission is seeking 10 students to serve as HRC Student Ambassadors in its sixth annual Student Ambassador Program. Ambassadors will serve as liaisons between the HRC and their high schools. The program will accept two students each from Richard Montgomery, Rockville and Thomas S. Wootton high schools,
The Mayor and Council will hold a public hearing during their Monday. Sept. 9 meeting on housing and community development needs for Community Development Block Grant funding in Fiscal Year 2026.Testimony from the hearing will be used by the Mayor and Council to determine funding decisions. The meeting begins at
Mayor Monique Ashton will discuss the state of the City of Rockville, 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, in an event hosted by the Greater Rockville Chamber of Commerce at Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Drive. Chamber public policy chair Brian Barkley will moderate the discussion. Questions may be submitted ahead of
A $168.3 million city budget adopted by the Mayor and Council in May maintains city services and emphasizes priorities and focus areas for the year ahead. The adopted budget for Fiscal Year 2025, which begins July 1, is an increase of 7.1% over the Fiscal Year 2024 adopted budget. It
Rockville welcomed Callie Walker, winner of the “If I Were Mayor…” essay contest, in May. Walker, a fourth-grader at St. Mary’s School, was interviewed by Rockville 11 and visited the Rockville City Police Department, the Department of Public Works Equipment Show, and Croydon Creek Nature Center, and had lunch with
The Mayor and Council emerged from discussions this spring with guiding principles that informed the development and adoption of the city’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget. The budget for FY 2025, which begins July 1, outlines planned spending on city programs, services, infrastructure and administration. It reflects Mayor and Council priorities
The Mayor and Council and the city’s Environment Commission honored two community members and a condominium association in May with Environmental Excellence Awards recognizing contributions to Rockville’s environmental health and sustainability. Terry Pinkston received the Carl Henn Environmental Excellence Award for Outstanding Individual Environmental Stewardship for planting wildlife habitat at
If she were mayor, Callie Walker would create “teams of volunteers and friends” to improve Rockville. Callie, a fourth grader in Martha O’Hanlon’s class at St. Mary’s School in Rockville, will get to see what it’s like to be mayor when she serves as the city’s honorary “Mayor for a
The Mayor and Council are scheduled to vote on Monday, May 6 on adoption of a city budget that demonstrates the city’s continued commitment to the implementation of adopted plans, community safety and policing, and economic development. The budget covers Fiscal Year 2025, which begins Monday, July 1. In March,
Representatives from Montgomery County will deliver an update on the Seven Locks Justice Complex during the Monday, April 29 meeting of Rockville’s Mayor and Council. The complex is proposed for the 25.8-acres county-owned detention facility site at 1451 Seven Locks Road. The Mayor and Council meet at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. For more
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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