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City Hall sets Thanksgiving week schedule

From the Athens-Clarke County Public Information Office...

Solid Waste

  • Residential and commercial
  • (outside the Downtown district)
  • garbage and recycling will not be collected on Thurs., Nov. 23. Garbage and recycling will be collected on the following schedule:
    • Regular Thursday collections will be collected on Fri., Nov. 24.
    • Regular Friday collections will be collected on Sat., Nov. 25.
    • All other garbage and recycling pickup days remain unchanged.
  • Residential and commercial (inside the Downtown district) garbage and recycling service will be collected as regularly scheduled.
  • Leaf & Limb will not collect on Thurs., Nov. 23. Leaf and limb crews will resume collection Fri., Nov. 24 and will continue through Sat., Nov. 25 in Area F.
  • The landfill will be closed on Thurs., Nov. 23 and operate on normal hours on Fri., Nov. 24 and Sat., Nov. 25.
  • The CHaRM will close early on Wed., Nov. 22 at 4:00 p.m. It will be closed on Thurs., Nov. 23 and Fri., Nov. 24, resuming regularly scheduled hours on Sat., Nov. 25.
  • Solid Waste offices will be closed Thurs., Nov. 23 and Fri., Nov. 24, resuming regularly scheduled hours on Mon., Nov. 27.
  • The Materials Recycling Facility will be closed Thurs., Nov. 23, resuming regularly scheduled hours on Fri., Nov. 24.

For additional information, contact the Solid Waste Department at 706-613-3501 or visit www.athensclarkecounty.com/solidwaste.

Leisure Services

  • All facilities will close on Thurs., Nov. 23 and reopen on Sat., Nov. 25 under regular hours of operation.
  • Parks are closed on Thurs., Nov. 23. They will be open on Fri., Nov. 24 from 11:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., but buildings will remain closed.

For more information, contact the Leisure Services Department at 706-613-3625 or visit www.athensclarkecounty.com/leisure.

Transit

  • Athens Transit will operate on a holiday schedule Mon., Nov. 20 - Fri., Nov. 24, except for Thur., Nov. 23.
  • Limited service for Route 12 (Riverbend) and Route 14 (Lakeside) during this time.
  • No services for Route 23 (Park & Ride), Route 28 (College Station Express), and Route 22 (East Athens) during this time.
  • Athens Transit will be closed on Thurs., Nov. 23.

For more information, contact Athens Transit System at 706-613-3430 or visit www.athensclarkecounty.com/transit.

Other Offices

All general departmental administrative offices and facilities (City Hall, Courthouse, Satula Avenue Building, Dougherty Street Governmental Building) will be closed on Thurs., Nov. 23 and Fri., Nov. 24. Regular hours of operation will resume Mon., Nov. 27.

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