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ACCGov Animal Services, Leisure Services, Solid Waste, Transit And Other MLK Day Holiday Changes

Government and Politics

January 13, 2023

From: Athens-Clarke County Unified Government

Animal Services

Adoption Center
Mon., Jan. 16 - Closed
Tue., Jan. 17 - Resume regular by appointment only hours of 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.

Field Services

Sat., Jan 14 - Mon., Jan 16 - Emergency on-call only. Emergency on-call 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.
Tues., Jan 17 - Resume regular field services.
For more information, contact Animal Services at 706-613-3540 or www.accgov.com/animalservices.

Leisure Services

Facilities

Mon., Jan. 16 - Closed
Tue., Jan. 17 - Reopen under regular hours of operation.

Parks

Mon., Jan. 16 - Reduced hours of 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM except for Sandy Creek Park, which is closed on Mondays.
Tue., Jan. 17 - Reopen under regular hours of operation
For more information, contact Leisure Services at 706-613-3800 or visit www.accgov.com/leisure.

Solid Waste

Residential and commercial (outside the Downtown district) garbage and recycling collected by the Athens-Clarke County Solid Waste Department will not be collected on Mon., Jan. 16. Garbage and recycling will be collected on the following schedule:
Regular Monday and Tuesday collections will be collected on Tue., Jan. 17.
Regular Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday collections will be collected as regularly scheduled.

Residential and commercial (inside the Downtown district) garbage and recycling service will be collected as regularly scheduled.
Leaf & Limb will be collected Tue., Jan 17 - Fri., Jan. 20 in Area E .
The Landfill will be closed on Mon., Jan. 16, resuming regular hours on Tue., Jan. 17.
The CHaRM is closed on Mondays. It will open on its regular operating schedule of Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays.
Solid Waste offices will be closed on Mon., Jan. 16, resuming regular hours on Tue., Jan. 17.
The Materials Recycling Facility will be open under regular operating hours.
For more information, contact the Solid Waste Department at 706-613-3501 or visit www.accgov.com/solidwaste.

Transit

Mon., Jan. 16 - Closed
Tue., Jan. 17 - Resume regular hours of operation. Route 12 will run every 50 minutes and Route 14 will continue to provide hourly service only until further notice.
For more information, contact Transit at 706-613-3430 or visit www.accgov.com/transit.

Other Offices

All general departmental administrative offices and facilities (City Hall, Courthouse, Satula Avenue Building, Dougherty Street Governmental Building) will be closed on Mon., Jan. 16. Regular hours of operation will resume Tue., Jan. 17.