Rockville to Honor Five-Term Councilmember Anne Robbins

[Howard Hartman]

For Immediate Release October 16, 2009

Rockville to Honor Five-Term Councilmember Anne Robbins

ROCKVILLE, Md., October 16, 2009-A farewell reception honoring Councilmember Anne Robbins for her decade of service to the City of Rockville will take place Monday, Oct. 26, from 5:30-7 p.m. at Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Ave. A special presentation will be held at 7 p.m.

In addition to the reception, a video highlighting Robbins' years of service on the council will be shown at the end of the Mayor and Council meeting.

Robbins, who was first elected to the council in November 1999, has seen the City grow and change through the years. During her tenure, both the King Farm and Fallsgrove communities were developed; Croydon Creek Nature Center and Thomas Farm Community Center both opened; the Mattie J.T. Stepanek Park opened and includes the City's first-ever dog park; and Town Center was redeveloped.

Robbins said she is proud of the many things accomplished while she served, and pointed to her work to support services for seniors, her efforts to champion for all voices in Rockville and her work to maintain free parking for the Rockville Library as her proudest moments.

"The most rewarding thing for me and my kids and my husband Dave is to see that I've really helped people," Robbins said. "It has really meant the world to me."

Robbins will turn her attention to work in health care and time for travel with her husband.