Moderately MOCO cover: WSSC lists $155 million in electrical fixes for the Potomac plant that lost power Sept. 29

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WSSC Water estimates it needs $155 million in electrical upgrades at its Potomac Water Filtration Plant, the plant that lost power on September 29 and left the utility asking all 1.9 million of its customers to use water only for essential purposes. Three projects account for $130 million of that,Continue Reading

Tractor-trailers queued outside a waste transfer building before dawn, with the headline City of Rockville wrote the county: prove the trash plan works first.

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All seven members of the Rockville Mayor and Council signed an October 12 letter asking the County Council to slow down on its trash decision. The county’s traffic study for the switch from rail to long-haul trucking examined two intersections and two hours of the day.Continue Reading

A ground-mounted solar panel array across a grassy capped landfill under an overcast sky, beside the headline The County Votes Tuesday on a 30-Year Solar Lease at Gude Landfill

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The Montgomery County Council votes Tuesday afternoon on handing a solar developer 20 acres of the capped Gude Landfill in Rockville for the next 30 years. The public hearing and the vote are the same agenda item, set for 1:30 p.m. The terms are straightforward. Community Power Group LLC, aContinue Reading

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Takoma Park began installing stop-sign cameras operated by Obvio as part of a four-year pilot program approved by the City Council. The first installations went into service in December 2025 and January 2026. At the initial locations, drivers received warnings beginning December 8, 2025, and citations began January 8, 2026,Continue Reading