Solid Waste Disposal and Dickerson Trucking

At a glance

• What: Montgomery County's long-term solid waste plans, including a County plan to truck waste from Dickerson to Virginia, which the city opposes.
• Where it stands: the Mayor and Council supported a joint letter on 2026-09-28; on 2026-10-05 they heard the County's disposal alternatives and directed staff to draft a joint letter with Gaithersburg and Washington Grove.
• Next: the joint letter.

Details

• Outcome of the letter was not found in the records read.

Sources

• Mayor and Council minutes of 2026-09-28: https://rockvillemd.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1411325&GUID=4E7D8970-4DFF-4FEC-8420-7969B9E039F2
• Mayor and Council minutes of 2026-10-05: https://rockvillemd.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1411326&GUID=AE50462C-F3F7-495C-B21B-E82EEBBFA468

Log

2026-09-28 - Mayor and Council

• Support for a joint letter opposing trucking solid waste from Dickerson to Virginia.

2026-10-05 - Mayor and Council

• Presentation on County long-term disposal alternatives; direction to draft a joint letter with Gaithersburg and Washington Grove.

2026-11-02 - Mayor and Council

• Mayor asked staff to look into the County Council's expected November action on solid waste and the Lincoln High School property, and whether a letter is warranted.