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<b><span style="color:#00467E">News Media Contact<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="color:#00467E">Amy Blalock, Assistant Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#00467F">919.560.4123 x11253 | 919.475.7735 (mobile</span><span style="color:#00467E">)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#00467E">Amy.Blalock@DurhamNC.gov</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#00467E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:50.0pt;color:#00467F">News Release</span><span style="color:#00467F;text-transform:uppercase">
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#EF3D42">For Immediate Release: April 4, 2022</span><span style="color:#D3372A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">City of Durham to Observe Good Friday</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">DURHAM, N.C. – The City of Durham will observe the upcoming
<span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=6864"><span style="color:blue">Good Friday holiday on Friday, April 15</span></a></span>.
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Most City offices, including City Hall and all non-emergency City operations, will be closed to the public.
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<span lang="EN" style="color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The
</span><span lang="EN" style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Solid Waste Management Department<span style="color:#201F1E">
</span></span>will be closed on Friday, April 15. Curbside Friday yard waste customers will receive collection on Monday, April 18. The
<span style="color:blue"><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/898/Disposal-Facilities"><span style="color:blue">Waste Disposal and Recycling Center, Yard Waste Facility,<b>
</b>and the Household Hazardous Waste Center</span></a></span> will also be closed on Friday, April 15.
<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white">For more information about items accepted for curbside collections as well as how to sign up for collection day alerts and reminders for holiday service changes, visit the </span></span><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/3025/Find-Your-Collection-Day" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">department’s
</span></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue;background:white">webpage</span></span></a><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white"> or download their free Durham Rollout smartphone app available in the </span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://apps.apple.com/app/id1431854760" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue;background:white">Apple</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white"> and </span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gov.durhamnc.recollect.waste" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue;background:white">Google
Play</span></span></a></span><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white"> stores.</span></span><span class="eop"><span style="color:black;background:white"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxxxxmsonormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.dprplaymore.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue;background:white">Durham Parks and Recreation</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#4A6EE0;background:white"> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">will
close its administrative office and all facilities on Friday, April 15, and all recreation centers will be closed on Sunday, April 17 with the exception of church rentals. Athletic fields and picnic shelters are available for rent and City lakes will operate
under their normal schedule. For information, call (919) 560-4355 during office hours or visit the department’</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.dprplaymore.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">s
</span><span style="color:blue">webpage</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">The
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.parkdurham.org/"><span lang="EN" style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Park Durham Customer Service Center</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">
will be closed on Friday, April 15. On City-designated holidays, downtown parking is free in on-street parking spaces, City-owned parking garages, and City-owned surface parking lots.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/1439/Durham-One-Call" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Durham
One Call</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">will
also be closed on Friday, April 15. Residents may submit a service request using the free Durham One Call smartphone app available in the </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/durham-one-call/id1201890986?mt=8" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Apple</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> and </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.accela.durham_nc&hl=en" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Google
Play</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> stores, complete and submit an </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/1439/Durham-One-Call" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">online
service request</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">, or leave a message at (919) 560-1200. Durham One Call will forward all requests for City services
to the appropriate department on the next business day.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsonormal" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/1344/Report-Water-Main-Breaks" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Water
main break</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> and </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/1346/Report-Sewer-Overflows-Backups" target="_blank"><span lang="EN" style="color:blue;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">sewer
overflow</span></a></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"> calls for service placed after-hours, weekends or on City-recognized holidays should be directed to
the department’s after-hours emergency phone number at (919) 560-4344, which will dispatch on-call crews.
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