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Rockville council unanimously endorses DMV Moves funding plan, will send letters to state lawmakers

Rockville City Mayor and Council · February 2, 2026
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After a presentation by the regional Council of Governments, Rockville’s mayor and council unanimously endorsed the funding component of the DMV Moves transit plan — including a proposed $460 million-per-year Metro capital program — and asked staff to prepare letters supporting state bills advancing that funding.

Rockville’s mayor and council on Feb. 2 endorsed the funding component of the regional DMV Moves transit plan and directed staff to transmit letters of support to state lawmakers.

Tom Harrington, multimodal planning program director at the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, told the council the DMV Moves plan calls for “an additional $460,000,000 per year in new capital funding” for Metro, indexed at 3% annually to restore purchasing power and allow bonding for major modernization…

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