This yr’s Gaithersburg State of the Metropolis address highlighted the town’s range, native heroes, growth plans and upcoming occasions.
“Gaithersburg stays a debt-free metropolis, a metropolis with the bottom property tax price of any of Maryland’s 20 largest cities,” Gaithersburg Mayor Jud Ashman instructed MCM on Friday.
“We instructed tales of individuals going above and past, of our applications impacting folks’s lives,” Ashman, who additionally serves on MCM’s Board of Administrators, stated.
Gaithersburg Council Vice President Jim McNulty delivered the tackle final week on behalf of Ashman, who was not in a position to attend resulting from household obligations. Throughout the speech, McNulty famous Gaithersburg was once more rated probably the most numerous metropolis within the U.S.
“This can be a designation we’re as pleased with right now as we have been 10 years in the past when the Most Numerous Cities examine debuted,” he stated.
He acknowledged Gaithersburg Police officer Nick Ozkayan, who final yr rushed to assist render support to County Police Sgt. Patrick Kepp, who was allegedly focused and struck by a driver, ensuing within the lack of each of Kepp’s legs.
McNulty highlighted the upcoming Gaithersburg Ebook Competition, which is Saturday, Could 18 at Bohrer Park. Will probably be the fifteenth annual Gaithersburg Ebook Competition which Ashman created. McNulty added the town can be planning a Gaithersburg Historical past Truthful in June, with a deal with Black historical past.
On the Lakeforest redevelopment venture, McNulty stated the property proprietor has submitted a growth plan which can come to a public listening to within the close to future. The proposed plan contains 1,600 residential models, and area for employment makes use of, large-format retail, and different business makes use of.
Addressing a housing scarcity in Maryland, McNulty stated Gaithersburg at the moment has 2,430 residential models deliberate, and 546 of these models are at the moment beneath development.
Along with the speech, the occasion additionally featured awards:
- Distinguished Good friend Award: The award was introduced to Carolyn Camacho, program director for Id, for her work supporting the Gaithersburg Coalition of Suppliers and the Youth Alternatives Coalition, in keeping with a release.
- Excellent Group Award: This award was introduced to Soroptimist Worldwide of Higher Montgomery County, for its contributions to the Gaithersburg neighborhood.
- 2024 Distinguished Resident: The title goes to Carmen Castro-Conroy, who’s Affiliate Director of the Montgomery County Workplace, Housing Initiative Partnership in addition to a Metropolis of Gaithersburg volunteer.
