The city of Gaithersburg approved a demolition permit for the green and white two-story house at Crown Farm on May 24 to the surprise of the city’s elected officials and some area residents. Although the house was not officially designated as historic, there was local interest in relocating or salvaging it. Gaithersburg resident Brian...
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As all eyes are turning to Gaithersburg’s downtown as a new economic development hot spot for the city, police plan to use surveillance cameras to be sure the area isn’t also a hot spot for crime. “The cameras give us an extra set of eyes, allowing us to respond as situations develop rather than...
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Trudy Schwarz is Gaithersburg’s community planning director, and in her city role she is often called upon to take out-of-town visitors on walking and driving tours of the Kentlands community, one of the oldest existing examples of new urbanism. Schwarz said the city does not keep a log of the planning tours done over...
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Mark Sroka will be sworn in as the city’s next police chief at a special Mayor and Council meeting at 7:30 p.m. on July 12 at Gaithersburg City Hall. As the city’s top cop, Sroka will earn a base salary of $145,903 a year, making him one of the city’s highest wage earners and...
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Construction is nothing new at the MedImmune campus in Quince Orchard Park (QOP), but it came as a surprise to many residents that an adjacent three-story office building site, recently purchased by MedImmune, is now undergoing a facelift. According to documents obtained by The Town Courier, the adjacent residential neighborhood was never notified of...
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Green is a feel-good buzz word these days, except when it is used to describe the color of a lake. Gaithersburg’s environmental experts are determined not to let algae blooms coat the surface of Lake Varuna this summer and have plans to use a new method to control it. A copper sulfate spray will...
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Montgomery County police say an assault rifle is missing from a Kentlands home in the 200 block of Hart Mews after a burglary was reported there on May 24. Corporal Dan Friz describes the 3-foot-long gun as a Sig-Sauer assault rifle point 223 caliber that resembles an M16. Friz said the gun was not...
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Gaithersburg City Manager Angel Jones expects to hire the city’s new police chief this summer. Four candidates are up for the job that pays between $92,000 and $145,900. A daylong interview process held on May 20 had candidates meeting with four panels including the city’s top brass, community leaders and city department heads. Each...
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Many Kentlands residents have economic development and taxes on their minds as Gaithersburg’s elected leaders prepare to adopt the 2011 fiscal year budget on June 7. The proposed budget includes $2 million in a new fund earmarked for economic development, although a plan on how to best utilize the money remains undeveloped. Kentlands Citizens...
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