Athens Reporter

On Tuesday, June 7, 2022, the Athens-Clarke County Mayor and Commission approved an ordinance that established Juneteenth (June 19) as a holiday for Athens-Clarke County employees. Specific schedule and service changes are included below.

Animal Services

The Animal Shelter will be closed on Wednesday, June 19. The shelter will resume regular operating hours on Thursday, June 20 for fosters, adoptions, and rescues. Animal Services officers will not be available for non-emergency calls on Wednesday, June 19. Non-emergency service calls will resume on Thursday, June 20. Emergency services such as an animal bite, a seriously sick or injured animal, or an animal trapped inside of a living space of a home will be provided throughout the holiday by calling 911.

For more information, contact the Animal Services Department at 706-613-3540 or visit accgov.com/animalservices.

Leisure Services

Leisure Services will not operate their summer camp schedule on Wednesday, June 19. Parks will operate under regular hours on Wednesday, June 19. Pools at Heard Park, Lay Park, and Memorial Park, along with splash pads at Rocksprings Park and Walker Park will be open on Wednesday, June 19. The Bishop Park Pool is closed for the entire 2024 season. All facilities will reopen on Thursday, June 20 under regular hours of operation.

For more information, contact the Leisure Services Department at 706-613-3800 or visit accgov.com/leisure.

Solid Waste

Solid Waste will suspend composting; garbage; recycling; and leaf & limb collections on Wednesday, June 19. All administrative offices will be closed. Residential garbage and recycling collection will pick up as follows: Monday and Tuesday collections will be picked up as regularly scheduled; regular Wednesday collection will be picked up on Thursday; regular Thursday and Friday collection will be picked up on Friday. Downtown district commercial and residential customers will be picked up on the regular schedule.

Leaf and limb collection will be suspended on Wednesday, June 19. Leaf and limb is currently scheduled to complete collection in area A and begin collection in area B the week of June 17.

The Landfill will be closed on Wednesday, June 19. Regular hours will resume on Thursday from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM.

The CHaRM Facility (Center for Hard to Recycle Materials)will also close operations resuming normal business hours from Friday onwards.

Materials Recycling Facility remains operational during its standard time frame between seven o'clock morning till four evening same day itself - Juneteenth Holiday date itself without any interruptions!

For more information about solid waste-related queries kindly reach out via phone number mentioned herewith i.e., '706–613–3501' alternatively you may visit online portal too namely - 'accgov.com/solidwaste'.

Transit

Bus services would stand suspended entirely owing towards observing national holiday-June nineteenth inclusive closure transit office spaces similarly across region wide network hubs locally administered city council governance authorities duly enforced directives effective immediate basis post-announcement earlier last month accordingly thus enabling smoother transitions back forth subsequent resumption thereafter beginning twenty-twentieth onward Thursdays normal schedules resumes follow suit seamlessly continuing daily routine commutes expectedly without further delays anticipated foreseeable future planning purposes aligned strictly adhering policies laid forth comprehensive guidelines stipulated therein officially notified citizens residing within jurisdictional limits proactively communicated timely manner facilitating better coordination amongst all stakeholders involved ensuring minimal disruptions overall system functionality optimally maintained throughout festive occasion 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