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March 30, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Retaining Wall Collapse in Kentlands (PHOTOS)

UPDATED Montgomery County fire rescue units are on the scene of a partial retaining wall collapse in Gaithersburg along Quince Orchard Road and Ridgepoint Place in the Kentlands community. Public Information Officer Pete Piringer of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service says two homes along Ridgepoint Place are being evacuated as a precaution and […]

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February 17, 2014 | Sonya Burke

Kentlands 25th Anniversary Event (PHOTOS)

There was a big turnout for the Kentlands 25th anniversary celebratory event, “Birth of a Community,” at Largent’s Restaurant and Bar on Feb. 16. Approximately 150 people attended the event, including many elected and appointed officials as well as dozens of Kentlands residents and volunteers. Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz and Mike Watkins, who served as […]

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January 14, 2014 | Sonya Burke

“Removal of the Fence has not been Authorized by the City”

John Schlichting, director of Gaithersburg’s planning and code administration, has released a statement in response to code enforcement questions about the sediment pond  at a construction site where a 10-year-old boy drowned on Jan. 13. “The City is in the preliminary stages of its review of the circumstances of this tragic incident. “The body of water […]

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July 30, 2013 | Sonya Burke

Gaithersburg Circulator (Video)

The city of Gaithersburg recently received a $45,000 grant to launch a feasibility study of a circulator system.   Although the study is not yet underway, MyMCMedia’s Sonya Burke talked to area commuters who said they would welcome more transit options to get around town.

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June 18, 2012 | Staff Writer

Schlichting Named Gaithersburg’s Planning & Code Director

A former Gaithersburg City Council member has been hired as the city of Gaithersburg’s new Planning & Code Director. John Schlichting will begin work on July 9 and will be paid an annual salary of $140,000. “I am absolutely delighted that I have been chosen for this position,” said Schlichting in a city-issued press release. […]

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