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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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<a href="mailto:CommsMedia@DurhamNC.gov"><span style="color:blue">CommsMedia@DurhamNC.gov</span></a><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: June 24, 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 Independence Day</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
<span style="color:blue"><a href="https://www.durhamnc.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=6867"><span style="color:blue">Independence Day</span></a></span> on Monday, July 4.
</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.
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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 Monday, July 4. All curbside collections for garbage, recycling, and yard waste will be delayed by one business day this week with Friday yard waste customers receiving their curbside collections on Monday, July 11. 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 Monday, July 4. T<span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:black;background:white">o sign up for collection day alerts and reminders for holiday service changes, visit
the </span></span><span style="color:blue"><a href="https://durhamnc.gov/3025/Find-Your-Collection-Day" target="_blank"><span class="normaltextrun"><span style="color:blue;background:white">department’s webpage</span></span></a></span><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 class="normaltextrun"><span style="background:white"> </span></span></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 Monday, July 4. City Lakes will be open under their normal schedules from Friday, July 1 through Monday, July 4. For more details on the department’s July 4<sup>th</sup> Celebration and Fireworks Show at
the Durham Bulls Athletic Park, visit the department’s </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue"><a href="https://www.dprplaymore.org/312/July-4th-Celebration"><span style="color:blue">event webpage</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<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 Monday, July 4. 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
be closed on Monday, July 4. Residents may 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">, use 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, 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: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">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 Water Management Department’s after-hours emergency phone number at (919) 560-4344, which will dispatch on-call crews.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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