INC NEWS - Durham Announces MLK, Jr. Holiday Schedule

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  January 11, 2008

 

 

Most City of Durham Offices Closed for Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday

Durham Residents Are Asked to Take Note of Changes in Multiple City
Services

 

Durham, N.C. - Most City of Durham offices will be closed Monday,
January 21, 2008, in observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.
Durham residents are asked to take note of the following changes in City
services:

 

Recycling, Yard Waste, and Solid Waste Curbside Collections

The City's Department of Solid Waste Management will have will have no
curbside collection of recycling, yard waste, and solid waste on Monday,
January 21.  Collection for regular Monday customers will instead occur
on Wednesday, January 23.  

 

For information regarding the City's holiday schedule, visit the City's
Department of Solid Waste Management Web site at 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/solid/holiday.cfm or contact Durham One
Call at (919) 560-1200. 

 

Waste Disposal and Recycling Center

The City's Waste Disposal and Recycling Center (Transfer Station) will
be closed on Monday, January 21.  It will reopen under its normal
schedule on Tuesday, January 22.  

 

Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center

The City's Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center will be open on
Saturday, January 19 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.  Effective Tuesday,
January 15, the center will begin operating under a new schedule in
which expanded service is offered on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 12
p.m. until 6 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.,
and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. until 3 p.m.

 

Durham Area Transit Authority

On Monday, January 21, Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA) and ACCESS
will operate on its Sunday/Holiday schedule in which service is provided
from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.  For more information regarding DATA's
holiday schedule, riders should contact DATA at (919) 485-RIDE.

 

Durham Parks and Recreation

Durham Parks and Recreation (DPR) will close their administrative office
and all recreation centers on Monday, January 21.  DPR's administrative
office and recreation centers will reopen under its normal schedule on
Tuesday, January 22.

 

Durham One Call

Durham One Call will be closed on Monday, January 21.  However, citizens
may complete an online service request by visiting the City's Web site
at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/onecall or by leaving a message with
Durham One Call's answering service.  Requests for assistance left with
the answering service or via the online service request form will be
forwarded to Durham One Call on Tuesday, January 22.  

 

For Additional Information

For information about the City's holiday schedule and the services that
will be affected, residents should contact Durham One Call weekdays from
7 a.m. to 6 p.m. at (919) 560-1200.

 

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