Parking Garage And Library Changes This Week
Jun 28, 2010 9:19 - 4 Comments
This Thursday, July 1, 2010 the >parking rates and hours in the three City-owned Rockville Town Square garages will change. You now must pay a $1 flat fee to park during the day on Saturdays. We all will have to get used to the change. Don’t walk away without paying. The fine is $40.
The new rates and hours for the garages at 215 N. Washington Street, 330 Hungerford Drive (Route 355) and 30 Maryland Avenue are:
Monday through Friday, 7 AM to 6 PM, $1 per hour;
Monday through Friday, 6 to 10 PM, $1 flat fee;
Saturday, 7 AM to 10 PM, $1 flat fee; and
Parking is free after 10 PM Monday through Saturday, all day Sunday and City holidays.
The parking meters in Rockville Town Center will continue to require payment of $1 per hour between 7 AM and 10 PM, Monday through Saturday. Parking at the meters is free after 10 PM Monday through Saturday, and all day on Sundays and City holidays.
All the Town Center parking options are here.
Libraries:
Also on July 1, 2010, you will no longer be able to park for free in the City garages to visit the Rockville Memorial Library. Montgomery County had to eliminate the parking reimbursement to the City of Rockville during the budget cuts. Parking is free on Sundays but the Library will be closed on Sundays after July 6th.
Library Hours Starting July 6th are confusing because they are different for our two libraries:
Rockville Memorial Library:
Monday – Thursday, 10:00 AM – 8 PM, Friday, Saturday, 10 AM – 6 PM.
Twinbrook Library:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, 10 AM – 6 PM, Tuesday, Thursday, 1 – 8 PM.
Parking has always been free at the Twinbrook Library.
Once we’re used to these changes, this should be it for a while. I’ll miss the library visits on Sunday afternoon.
I really wish they’d close mid week instead of weekends. *sigh*
Sunday closing of the library is AWFUL. My daughter rode her bike there in the heat only to find it was closed. I’m with you, Cindy!
Don’t worry Jonathan, the library will be back open on Sundays year round beginning about August 15th. Due to the extreme budget cuts to the Library’s funding, they have had to reduce staff. After they realign all of the daily staff, they will work on staffing for the libraries that will be open on Sundays - of which Rockville is one. Our library will be open on Sundays from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. The way the summer has been flying, August 15 will be here before we know it.
Hurrah! Thanks for the great news Aileen!