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Rockville Rewind: July 4-8

Independence Day celebrations, a retirement revelation and grocery store anticipation.

A surprisingly busy holiday week began with fireworks and Fourth of July festivities and included the retirement announcement of the city manager, positive news for a prospective grocery store in Rockville Town Square and more evidence that Pepco customers aren’t happy with the utility.

The week got started with music, fireworks and lots of red, white and blue , including .

Scott Ullery, Rockville’s city manager, after seven years serving the city.

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Mayor Phyllis Marcuccio said that she .

Also Tuesday, Rockville Patch reported that the as punch lists and final inspections are completed and furniture is moved in.

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We also brought you of the people, places and traffic along the city’s main thoroughfare.

On Wednesday, we explored . As the state Board of Elections worked to certify petition signatures this week it appeared increasingly likely that the legislation would go before voters in 2012.

Residents in and around Rockville Town Square got the news they’ve been waiting for on Thursday as , clearing a major hurdle that had blocked past efforts to bring a grocery store to the fledgling retail and residential district.

Thursday also brought .

Also Thursday, county police announced .

Late Thursday night, county fire and rescue units responded to . Several homes were evacuated until firefighters determined it was safe for residents to return.

The week closed with reports on two surveys that hold interest for county homeowners.

Metropolitan Regional Information Systems, the online real estate listing service, . The survey found that median home sales prices in the county remained stable through the first five months of 2011.

Meanwhile, an annual survey by the American Customer Satisfaction Index .


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