Community Corner

March 28, 2011: Creative funding

The Rockville Downtown Association may get its funding.

1. Temperatures should be in the low 40s, and with less wind, it may actually feel like spring today.

2. The is lobbying for funding in the 2011-12 municipal budget. In Mayor Jason McCoy's proposed budget, the funding does not exist. McCoy, however, may have found  some money from an odd source.

3. The seem satisfied that a reduced budget will work for the 2011-12 fiscal year.

4. Amid a national effort to reduce ''distracted driving,'' two are teaming up to offer free hands-free devices for cell phones.

5. Vernon Patch is now featuring obituaries. To access them, click onto the news button, then grab the announcements on the drop-down menu and look for death notices.







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