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The city of Gaithersburg will hold an election on Nov. 7 for the positions of Mayor and two City Council members. The terms of Mayor Jud Ashman and Gaithersburg Councilmembers Yvette Monroe and Michael Sesma expire in November. If you are interested in running for these positions, candidate packets will become available on June 2nd. […]

The Gaithersburg Mayor and Council will meet Monday night to discuss small cell antennas, an issue that has residents up in arms about unsightly poles and equipment in their neighborhoods. The meeting will be 7:30 p.m. Monday in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 31 S. Summit Ave. At the meeting, the Mayor and Council […]

It’s official: Olde Towne resident Yvette Monroe is the newest Gaithersburg City Council member, and she’s also the first African American to serve on the City Council. Monroe was sworn into office at Gaithersburg City Hall on Feb. 8. She was appointed to the position following the death of Councilmember Henry Marraffa, who died last year […]

The Gaithersburg Ethics Commission plans to meet behind closed doors on Thursday to review a complaint filed that alleges a violation of the city’s ethics ordinance. Gaithersburg City Attorney Lynn Board said it’s the first ethics complaint on record, going back as far as 35 years. Board would not disclose any information about the complaint, […]

Gaithersburg city leaders voted Monday night to annex the Johnson Properties, 23 acres of land located at Quince Orchard Road and Darnestown Road, into the city limits. But the 2-0-1 recusal vote was not without some controversy. The vote followed a request by City Councilmember Rob Wu to defer the discussion and the vote until […]

It’s Election Day in the city of Gaithersburg and so far the biggest turnout has been at the Kentlands Clubhouse, according to City Attorney Lynn Board. Board said at 3 p.m. there had been 432 votes cast at the Kentlands Clubhouse. That compares to 395 at Potomac Oaks Clubhouse, 236 at Gaithersburg City Hall, 232 […]

The Gaithersburg Board of Supervisors of Elections (BOSE) is scheduled to meet on Sept. 22nd to review and certify the petitions for candidacy in the city’s upcoming election. According to City Attorney Lynn Board, three candidates have filed for the office of mayor and four candidates have filed for Council. The mayoral candidates who have […]

UPDATED 9.17.15 Five citizens interested in running for election turned out for the city of Gaithersburg’s mandatory candidate training on Thursday night at City Hall. Christopher Kelly, Bahram Zandi, Henry Marraffa, Joseph Allen and Robert Wu attended the training session that was led by City Attorney Lynn Board. The city’s election is scheduled for Nov. 3. […]

ORIGINAL POST UPDATED 7.24.15 The Kentlands Citizens Assembly (KCA) is requesting $900,000 from the city of Gaithersburg to fix a retaining wall that runs along Quince Orchard Road. A section of the wall partially collapsed over a year ago. The KCA’s request was transmitted in a letter dated July 9th to the Mayor and Council and […]

The City of Gaithersburg will hold city elections on Nov. 3 for the office of Mayor and several Council seats and two of the six polling places will be new this election cycle. City Attorney Lynn Board said the polling place at Asbury Methodist Village is changing from the Hefner building to the Rosborough Center […]