ACCGov Schedule & Service Changes for Memorial Day Holiday

Animal Services

• The Animal Shelter will be closed on Monday, May 27. The shelter will resume regular operating hours on Tuesday, May 28.
• Animal Services officers will not be available for non-emergency calls from Saturday, May 25 - Monday, May 27. Non-emergency service calls will resume on Tuesday, May 28.
• Emergency services such as an animal bite, a seriously sick or injured animal, or an animal trapped inside a living space of a home will be provided throughout the holiday by calling 911.

For more information, contact the Animal Services Department at 706-613-3540 or visit www.accgov.com/animalservices.

Leisure Services

• Parks will operate under regular hours on Monday, May 27. Sandy Creek Park will be open on Memorial Day.
• All other department facilities (Sandy Creek Nature Center, Lyndon House Arts Center, and all community centers) and offices will be closed on Monday, May 27.
• The Bishop Park pool is closed for the summer due to renovations, but all other pools (East Athens Community Center, Lay Park, and Memorial Park) and the Rocksprings Park pool and splash pad are open on Memorial Day from 1:00 to 5:30 PM. The Walker Park splash pad will be open from 10:00 AM until 5:30 PM. There is a $1 admission fee to all pools and splash pads.
• All parks and facilities will reopen on Tuesday, May 28 under regular hours of operation.

For more information, contact the Leisure Services Department at 706-613-3800 or visit www.accgov.com/leisure.

Solid Waste

• Solid Waste administrative offices will be closed on Monday, May 27.
• Residential and commercial (outside the downtown district) garbage and recycling collected by the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department will not be collected on Monday, May 27. Garbage and recycling will be collected on the following schedule:
  • Regular Monday will be collected on Tuesday, May 28.
  • Regular Tuesday will be collected on Wednesday, May 29.
  • Regular Wednesday will be collected on Thursday, May 30.
  • Regular Thursday and Friday collections will be collected on Friday, May 31.
• Downtown district commercial customers are strongly encouraged to use dumpsters placed throughout the downtown area. Curbside, roll cart, and dumpster garbage and recycling services will be collected as needed on Monday, May 27.
• Leaf & limb collection will delay pickup by one day, beginning on Tuesday, May 28 through Friday, May 31. Collection is currently scheduled to finish up Area D and start Area E during this week.
• The Materials Recycling Facility will be closed on Monday, May 27. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 28 from 7:00 AM until 4:00 PM.
• The Landfill will be closed on Monday, May 27. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 28 from 7:30 AM until 4:30 PM.
• The CHaRM will be closed on Monday, May 27. Regular hours will resume on Tuesday, May 28.

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

Transit

• Bus service is suspended on Monday, May 27. Transit services will resume under normal summer operating hours on Tuesday, May 28. Passengers are encouraged to check individual route schedules for details prior to travel.
• Transit offices will be closed on Monday, May 27.

For more information, contact the Transit Department at 706-613-3432 or visit www.accgov.com/transit.

Other ACCGov Administrative Offices

All general ACCGov Department administrative offices and facilities - including City Hall, the Courthouse, the Satula Avenue Government Building, and the Dougherty Street Government Building - will be closed on Monday, May 27. Regular operating schedules resume on Tuesday, May 28.

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