About an hour after additional crews hit the roads to assist in the power restoration efforts in the D.C. area, the lights came on in Quince Orchard Park. Power was also restored in Deer Park earlier this morning. Both Gaithersburg neighborhoods were without power since Sunday. During a press conference at the Montgomery County...
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Construction of an exterior staircase up a grassy bank along Great Seneca Highway and leading to the MedImmune campus has been temporarily stopped after questions about the project were raised by The Town Courier. Gaithersburg’s Planning and Code Administration Director Greg Ossont said the work was halted on July 20 because the current design...
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An informational meeting was held for area residents about the status of the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) at the Lakelands Clubhouse on July 14. The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) is currently conducting an environmental assessment of the CCT alternative alignments requested by the city of Gaithersburg and Montgomery County. More meetings are planned this...
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He didn’t testify, but Montgomery County Council member and Germantown resident Michael Knapp (District 2) was not missed as he sat in the front row of Gaithersburg’s economic development work session at City Hall on July 12. “I was curious about how the city was looking to proceed in the area of economic development,”...
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Cash Popular with City Employees When it comes to taking time off or having more money in their wallets, cash is apparently king at Gaithersburg City Hall. According to City Manager Angel Jones, 226 staffers or 96 percent of the eligible city work force of 236 employees opted to take monetary compensation over extra...
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The Gaithersburg City Council is renaming the Neighborhood Matching Grant Program in memory of Fred Felton, a former assistant city manager. The idea for the Frederick J. Felton Neighborhood Matching Grant Program originated with City Council member Michael Sesma, who made the formal motion at the July 19 Mayor and Council meeting. The motion...
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The Gaithersburg City Council is renaming the Neighborhood Matching Grant Program in memory of Fred Felton, a former assistant city manager. The idea for the Frederick J. Felton Neighborhood Matching Grant Program originated with City Council member Michael Sesma, who made the formal motion at the July 19 Mayor and Council meeting. The motion...
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Gaithersburg Police Chief Mark Sroka, not one week on the job, is directing more police patrols to the Lake Forest Transit Center following the city’s first murder of 2010. “In reviewing the calls for service in the vicinity of the Lake Forest Transit Center, patrol officers have been directed to make increased patrol checks,”...
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T-Mobile wants to install a telecommunications antenna in a light pole at Lakelands Park and Gaithersburg leaders want to know what you think about it. The project includes the replacement of an existing 70-foot tall field light with a new light pole that is approximately 85-foot high. At a City Council meeting on July...
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The Gaithersburg Mayor and Council plan to meet in a closed executive session to discuss potential litigation and to consider land acquisition on July 19 after their regularly scheduled meeting at City Hall. “The purpose of the session is to consult with counsel, staff, and other individuals about pending or potential litigation and to...
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