City of Gaithersburg Press Release Contact: Britta Monaco, Public Information Director City of Gaithersburg 301-258-6310 x2111 [email protected] For Immediate Release Community Invited to Katz Open House Gaithersburg, MD (October 8, 2014) Pending his election to the Montgomery County Council in November, Sidney Katz has submitted his conditional resignation as Mayor of Gaithersburg, effective November 10, 2014. Residents are invited to an Open House celebrating Mayor Katz’s 38 years of public service in the City of Gaithersburg. It will be held on Monday, November 17 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Avenue next to Gaithersburg High School. This will be an informal evening of thanks, with no formal program. Residents may drop in any time between 5:30 and 7 p.m. to offer greetings and well wishes. Refreshments will be served. RSVPs are requested by November 3, 2014. Please e-mail [email protected] or call 301-258-6313 x7787. Mayor Katz, a native of Gaithersburg and a proud graduate of Gaithersburg High School, began his public service in Gaithersburg as a member of the Planning Commission, where he served from 1976 to 1978. He was elected to the City Council in 1978, and served until his appointment as Mayor in 1998, following the death of Mayor W. Edward Bohrer, Jr. He was elected Mayor in the subsequent election, and has been re-elected ever since. Mayor Katz was co-owner of Wolfson’s Department Store in Olde Towne Gaithersburg, a business started by his grandparents in 1918. The store closed in 2013. If elected, Mayor Katz will continue to serve the residents of Gaithersburg as District 3 representative on the Montgomery County Council. District 3 also encompasses Rockville, Washington Grove, Leisure World, and parts of Aspen Hill, Derwood, Potomac, and North Potomac. For more information please contact the Office of the City Manager at 301-258-6310 or visit gaithersburgmd.gov.
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 14:05:09 +0000
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