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January 17th, 2008

The Gazette This Week, Part 2

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  • Patricia M. Murret writes, What’s the future of Gaithersburg police?

    Gaithersburg’s Police Chief John A. King believes it is time the city considers a key question about the future of its police department.

  • Patricia M. Murret writes, Olde Towne could become special ‘enterprise zone’

    Gaithersburg officials are is pursuing enterprise zone status for its Olde Towne Central Business District, in hopes that tax breaks and relief from county impact fees will give a boost to the area’s long-planned revitalization.

  • Patricia M. Murret writes, City kicks off annual strategic retreat

    Residents and representatives from nonprofits voiced their funding desires, including for a new senior center, public safety and Olde Towne redevelopment during Monday night’s mayor and City Council meeting, the start to the city’s annual retreat.

  • Patricia M. Murret writes, Longtime city staffer retires

    Gaithersburg city planner Patricia Patula retired on Dec. 31, marking a loss for the city’s Planning and Code Department and Historic District Commission. Patula began her work with the city as an intern in 1988 in the Planning Department, which later merged with Code Enforcement to become the Planning and Code Administration.

    In a letter to city officials, City Councilwoman Cathy Drzyzgula said Patula’s “selfless dedication to the City sets an example for every employee and citizen. The City will truly miss her when she leaves at the end of this year, she cannot be replaced.”

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January 17th, 2008

The Gazette This Week, Part 1

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  • C. Benjamin Ford and Marcus Moore write, Leggett decides against cut to free bus rides for teens

    Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett reversed himself Wednesday and decided not to stop a program that allows teenagers to take the Ride-On and Metro buses for free.

  • C. Benjamin Ford writes, Council holds off vote on savings plan

    The Montgomery County Council held off voting on a $23.6 million in cost-cutting recommendations Tuesday after members said they had concerns about how some of the cuts would increase ambulance and fire ladder truck response times, take away free bus rides for students and eliminate some health services for people in need.

  • Margie Hyslop writes, Switch failure caused 911 outage in December

    A nearly three-hour interruption of the county’s 911 emergency call system was caused by failures by the provider Verizon and inadequate checks and procedures at the county’s dispatch center.

  • Marcus Moore writes, Hundreds of election judges needed

    The county still needs more than 500 election judges to work polls for the upcoming elections, even though the primary is less than one month away.

  • Sebastian Montes writes, Purse-snatcher strikes thrice in Montgomery Village

    Three women had their purses snatched in Montgomery Village this week in a string of thefts that police say were likely committed by the same person.

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