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2020 

Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce After Five Mixer Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at 5 PM – 7 PM   Therrien Waddell, Inc.100 Lakeforest Blvd Ste 600, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877   "LOVE Your Chamber - LOVE Networking! Come NETWORK with us at Therrien Waddell, Inc. & fall in with LOVE wit...
01/28/2020
A strategic plan will consider the business today, look into the future, and then plan to create the business's future. To remain successful a business must have that plan now and in the future.       I agree when someone says if it is not broken don't fix it.  But don't be complacent.  Are you w...
01/28/2020
Residents Encouraged to Use Less Road Salt During Winter Storms In a push for more sustainable snow removal options, Montgomery County, Maryland leaders are urging residents to use less salt on sidewalks and driveways during winter storms.The call for action is part of the county's newest eco-fr...
01/27/2020
If you are a local business or real estate agent and send out any kind of newsletter, please urge people in your letter to complete their census.      It's urgently important for you to participate in the 2020 census.  Under counted areas suffer with a loss of funding for roads, infrastructure, p...
01/27/2020
Book Recommendation: Nowhere to Run by C. J. Box Nowhere to Run (2010) is novel number ten in the twenty book series featuring Wyoming Game Warden Joe Pickett by The New York Times bestselling American author C. J. Box. I recommend this book and this series for your reading list. Click on the lin...
01/27/2020
Observatory Heights Water Main Replacement, Gaithersburg, Maryland WSSC will be replacing/rehabilitating about 1.1 miles of 6", 8" and 10" water mains in the Observatory Heights neighborhood of Gaithersburg. The existing pipes, installed 60 to 100 years ago, are nearing their end of life. They wi...
01/26/2020
Complete Your 2020 Census Information Online Do I Have to Fill it Out?The U.S. Constitution requires a census every 10 years. If you live in the U.S., you are required by law to fill it out. The census covers the entire country and everyone living here, regardless of citizenship status. Want to a...
01/26/2020
The over 50 population consists of the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, as well as part of  Generation X. This group represents a significant percentage of the country's personal wealth and home equity.        Gathered around the dinner table, my family started a lively discussion about the names...
01/26/2020
City of Gaithersburg Budget Survey Deadline Reminder The Mayor and City Council are now in the process of figuring out how to spend your tax dollars for Fiscal Year 2021, and they're interested in what YOU think is important. Learn more about our revenues and expenditures, then please take a mome...
01/25/2020
Where We Live: Kentlands, Montgomery County, Maryland If you read my blog posts on a regular basis, you have learned much about Kentlands, our home community within the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland.This week, The Washington Post published a Where We Live article on Kentlands. Click on the link ...
01/25/2020