Mandatory Recycling in Rockville? You Have a Week Left to Make Your Voice Heard.

From The Washington Post

You only have until the end of the day a week from tomorrow (Fri., 8/29) to tell the City Council in Rockville what you think of its proposal idea to make recycling mandatory for businesses and apartments in that city.  (Of course, you can also voice your opinion by posting a comment to this post).

Stream Flowing Through Rockville Park is Contaminated

From The Gazette

Environmental officials are trying to find out what’s contaminated the water that flows into Flower Valley Park in Rockville, killing fish last week.

Developer to Lay Out Plans for More Housing Near Shady Grove Metro

From The Gazette

Tomorrow (Aug. 7th) is the day a developer is to bring his plans for more housing near the Shady Grove Metro station to the public.

Opponants of Swap Involving Old National Geographic Campus Head for County Council Monday

From Market Watch

Is it “cost neutral,” as the County Executive says, or a costly blunder?  Opponents of a deal which would have Montgomery County buy the old National Geographic campus on Route 28 in Gaithersburg are headed for a County Council meeting Monday, petitions in hand.

Rockville Closer to Getting FiOS

Watch out Comcast!  FiOS is Verizon’s fiber optic system, carrying high definition television and other services to your home on a fiber optic cable.    It’s now closer to being available in Rockville, following a City Council vote Monday evening.  If things go as planned, look for construction to begin this fall and service to begin within the next two years.

New Hotel Going Up in Fallsgrove

Construction begins in September for 199 rooms, divided between a Homewood Suites and a Garden Inn, at the Western end of Shady Grove Road.

Great Places to Live???

Are Rockville, Gaithersburg and Germantown some of the best “small cities” in which to live? They rank high in a CNN-Money Magazine poll.