Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County has no plans to allow a school to be built on land it owns off of Route 28 in Gaithersburg, the county’s Deputy Director of General Services told MyMCMedia Thursday. The county acquired the 52-acre parcel which includes the former National Geographic building at 100 Edison Park Drive and relocated county services to […]

Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello has proposed a Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 budget of $59.3 million, which is 4.5 percent higher than the FY14 budget. This includes an operating budget of $49.6 million, a Capital Improvements Plan funded at $8.8 million, and a transfer of $910,000 to the Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund.  Fiscal […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video,  Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello says the evacuation of two Kentlands homes near a collapsed retaining wall is “an abundance of caution.”  Find out more in this video extra: A portion of the retaining wall collapsed on March30 at Ridgepoint Place and Quince Orchard Road. The road below the wall […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello  explains the importance of a retaining wall at the site of a collapsed wall in the Kentlands community. Take a look: A portion of the Kentlands retaining wall collapsed on March 30. The adjacent roadway was closed following the collapse and several homeowners were evacauted […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello said there has been a lot of interest from the media about the collapse of a retaining wall in Kentlands on March 30. He says residents want to know what kind of resolution will occur and when the road below it will reopen. Take a […]

In this MyMCMedia extra video, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello tells us what is happening at the site of the Kentlands retaining wall collapse that occurred on March 30 at Ridgepoint Place and Quince Orchard Road. He also reports that a closed portion of Quince Orchard Road will not reopen until the wall is stabilized. […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello says that officials believe the collapse of a Kentlands retaining wall on March 30 at Ridgepoint Place and Quince Orchard Road was weather-related. Take a look: Several residents were evacuated as a precaution because of the wall collapse. A stretch of Quince Orchard Road remains closed […]

In this MyMCMedia extra, Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello gives us an update on the retaining wall that collapsed along Quince Orchard Road at Ridgepoint Place on March 30. As you heard several people were evacuated from their homes as a precaution and a portion of Quince Orchard Road remains closed for safety reasons.   […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) inducted Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello into the GGCC Hall of Fame Dec. 5. Tomasello was inducted at the Chamber’s Annual Celebration Dinner & Awards Ceremony by 2006 Hall of Famer Mary Ann Britton. The purpose of the Hall of Fame Award is to recognize and honor a Gaithersburg-Germantown […]

The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) Executive Committee voted unanimously to induct City of Gaithersburg City Manager Tony Tomasello into the GGCC Hall of Fame. The purpose of the Hall of Fame Award is to recognize and honor a Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce member who demonstrates outstanding service, commitment and involvement in the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber. […]