[Durham INC] City of Durham to Observe Thanksgiving November 24 & 25

[City of Durham Communications]

[Title: City of Durham Communications Department]

News Media Contact
Amy Blalock, Assistant Communications Director
919.475.7735 (mobile)
CommsMedia at DurhamNC.gov<mailto:CommsMedia at DurhamNC.gov>




News Release
For Immediate Release: November 14, 2022


City of Durham to Observe Thanksgiving November 24 & 25



DURHAM, N.C. - The City of Durham will observe the Thanksgiving holiday on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25<https://www.durhamnc.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=6870>.  Most City offices, including City Hall and all non-emergency City facilities and operations, will be closed to the public.



Curbside Solid Waste Collections
The Solid Waste Management Department<https://durhamnc.gov/832/Solid-Waste-Management> will be closed on Thursday, November 24.

*         Curbside collections for Thursday garbage, Red Thursday recycling, and Thursday yard waste customers will be delayed by one business day to Friday, November 25. Friday yard waste customers will also be delayed by one business day to Monday, November 28.

*         The Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, Yard Waste Facility, and the Household Hazardous Waste Center<https://durhamnc.gov/898/Disposal-Facilities> will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Saturday, November 26. These facilities will operate under their normal schedules on Friday, November 25.

*         To sign up for collection day alerts and reminders for holiday service changes, visit the department's webpage<https://durhamnc.gov/3025/Find-Your-Collection-Day> or download their free Durham Rollout smartphone app available in the Apple<https://apps.apple.com/app/id1431854760> and Google Play<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.durhamnc.recollect.waste> stores.

Parks and Recreation

*         Durham Parks and Recreation<https://www.dprplaymore.org/> (DPR) will close its administrative office and all facilities on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. Recreation centers will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 23.

*         For information about DPR programs, activities, and events call (919) 560-4355 during office hours or visit the department's webpage<https://www.dprplaymore.org/>.



Downtown Parking

*         The Park Durham Customer Service Center<https://www.parkdurham.org/> will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25.

*         On City-designated holidays, downtown parking is free in on-street parking spaces, in some City-owned parking garages, and in City-owned surface parking lots.

*         To check the Special Event Parking Schedule, where the $7 per vehicle rate goes into effect in the Durham Centre, Corcoran Street and Church Street garages 90 minutes before scheduled events, visit the Special Event Parking Calendar<https://www.parkdurham.org/calendar.aspx?CID=42>.

GoDurham
*         GoDurham<https://godurhamtransit.org/holiday-hours> and GoDurham ACCESS<https://godurhamtransit.org/access> will provide Sunday-level service from 7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, November, 24.
*         For the most up-to-date information about GoDurham services, including detours and holiday reminders, call (919) 485-RIDE (7433), download TransLoc Rider<https://godurhamtransit.org/transloc>, or follow on Twitter<https://twitter.com/godurhamtransit>.

Durham One Call

Durham One Call<https://durhamnc.gov/1439/Durham-One-Call> will be closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. Residents may submit service requests in the following ways, and staff will forward requests for City services to the appropriate department on the next business day:

*         Make an online service request<https://durhamnc.gov/1439/Durham-One-Call>.

*         Use the free Durham One Call smartphone app available in the Apple<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/durham-one-call/id1201890986?mt=8> and Google Play<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accela.durham_nc&hl=en> stores.

*         Send a text to (919) 813-6315.

*         Leave a message at (919) 560-1200.

Water and Sewer Emergencies

Water main break<https://durhamnc.gov/1344/Report-Water-Main-Breaks> and sewer overflow<https://durhamnc.gov/1346/Report-Sewer-Overflows-Backups> calls for service placed after-hours, on weekends or on City-recognized holidays should be directed to the Water Management Department's after-hours emergency number at (919) 560-4344, which will dispatch on-call crews.


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