According to Rockville City Historical Facts, Montgomery County was established in 1776 and was initially known as Hungerford's Bar, later the city became known as the Montgomery Courthouse; then Williamsburg until the General Party of Maryland gave an official name to the town of Rockville in 1801. Rockville is considered the third largest area in Maryland and holds the seat of the Montgomery area. It is approximately 12 miles from the US capital in Washington, DC (town of Rockville, MD). The mayor and city council members of Rockville, Maryland, proposed a fiscal year 2015 budget focused on funding infrastructure and office upgrades, data engineering improvements, and rewarding employees the most efficient in the City. The city continues to have a balanced budget, however, "with the proposed budget, Council seeks to increase the total operating budget by 2.5% ($116.8 million) from the previous fiscal year of 2014 The general funding budget is $69.1 million, with an increase of $69.1 million. 0.1% and the property tax rate will continue to be $0.292 per $100.00 of a...