The Athens-Clarke County Unified Government (ACCGov) has announced schedule and service changes for Indigenous Peoples’ Day on Monday, October 13.
Animal Services will close the Animal Shelter on Monday, October 13, with regular hours resuming on Tuesday, October 14 for fosters, adoptions, and rescues. Animal Control officers will not be available for non-emergency calls on the holiday, but emergency animal services such as animal bites or seriously injured animals will remain available through 911. The department can be reached at 706-613-3540 or www.accgov.com/animalservices for more information.
Leisure Services reports that parks will be open from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM on Monday, October 13. Sandy Creek Park is closed on Mondays and will remain closed that day. Other facilities including Sandy Creek Nature Center, Lyndon House Arts Center, and all community centers will also be closed on the holiday. All parks and facilities are set to reopen with regular hours on Tuesday, October 14. Additional details are available at 706-613-3800 or www.accgov.com/leisure.
Solid Waste offices will close on Monday, October 13. Residential garbage and recycling collection will be delayed by one day for the week: Monday’s pickup moves to Tuesday, Tuesday’s to Wednesday, Wednesday’s to Thursday, and Thursday’s to Friday. Downtown district commercial and residential curbside services will follow their usual schedule. All other commercial curbside services—including roll cart, recycling, trash, and compost—will also be delayed by one day.
Leaf & limb collection is set to begin Tuesday, October 14 through Friday, October 17 with a one-day delay. The service is expected to finish Area A and begin Area B; however, this may change based on collections from the previous week. Updates are posted at www.accgov.com/leaflimb.
The Materials Recycling Facility remains open during its usual hours from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Monday. The Landfill is closed for the holiday but resumes regular operations Tuesday from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM. The CHaRM facility is closed Mondays as standard procedure.
For further information about Solid Waste schedules or changes, residents can contact the department at 706-613-3501 or visit their Holiday Interruptions webpage.
Transit services—including bus operations—will run as usual on Indigenous Peoples’ Day. The Multimodal Transportation Center will remain open and staffed; however, Transit administrative offices are closed for the day. More information is available at 706-613-3432 or www.accgov.com/transit.
All other general administrative offices and facilities—including City Hall, Courthouse, Satula Avenue Building, and Dougherty Street Governmental Building—will close on Monday in observance of the holiday. Regular business hours resume Tuesday.
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