Rockville Economic Development, Inc., Rockville’s economic development arm charged with helping businesses launch, locate and expand in Rockville, spent the past fiscal year identifying economic challenges and highlighting the city as a premier location for business, REDI said in its latest annual report.
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments awarded the City of Rockville a 2023 Climate and Energy Leadership Award, recognizing the city’s Flood Resiliency Program as a climate stewardship program that engages and serves the region’s underserved communities and neighborhoods.
Public participation in the budget process is a high priority for the Mayor and Council and city staff. The community budget priorities survey at www.rockvillemd.gov/budget is available in simplified Chinese, French, Korean and Spanish, as well as English.
Maryland General Assembly’s 90-Day Session Begins Jan. 10 The Mayor and Council approved the city’s 2024 state legislative priorities Oct. 9 and are scheduled to present them to the Montgomery County delegation to the General Assembly on Nov. 13. During the 2024 state legislative session, which runs from Wednesday, Jan.
Rockville’s Education Commission has developed three focus areas for its future work, the committee told the Mayor and Council in October as it presented its annual report, which covers the committee’s activities since it was created by the Mayor and Council in April 2022.
Last Minute Tips, Where to Find Results, and Inauguration Information The deadline for Rockville voters to get their ballots in for the 2023 vote-by-mail election is 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. Casting BallotsBallots must be received by 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 7. Register and vote in person on Election Day,
The Mayor and Council approved the following statement during their Monday, Oct. 23 meeting: We unequivocally condemn Hamas’s targeted violence against innocent civilians in Israel, which has resulted in unconscionable barbaric murder and rape, attacking entire families from babies to elders, and the kidnapping of civilians, including children, who remain
Mayor and Council to Hold First Budget Hearing in November An online survey is now available for community members to identify their budget priorities and options for maintaining a balanced budget ahead of city budget hearings that will begin later this fall.
A comprehensive rewrite of Rockville’s zoning ordinance will be underway soon to modernize city code in a way that accommodates the changing living, working and lifestyle choices of residents in the 21st century.
Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton will discuss the state of the City of Rockville, 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in an event hosted by the Greater Rockville Chamber of Commerce at Glenview Mansion, 603 Edmonston Drive. Chamber public policy chair Brian Barkley will ask questions. Questions may be submitted ahead of
Community engagements sessions in June offer the chance to voice your thoughts about the future of Rockville elections. The Mayor and Council, Board of Supervisors of Elections, city staff, and a city consultant will conduct a top-to-bottom review of Rockville’s
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.
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