City Service Changes for Christmas Holiday
December 17, 2020
The City of Tallahassee’s administrative offices will be closed in observance of the Christmas holiday on Friday, Dec. 25. Following are schedule changes for the week of December 20-26 for solid waste customers living inside the Tallahassee city limits (blue week), StarMetro and the Animal Service Center.
Solid Waste
During the holiday week, some residential customers will receive service one day later than their regularly scheduled service. This includes garbage / recycling and yard waste / bulky pickup, which will impact blue week customers:
- Monday customers ► No change
- Tuesday customers ► No change
- Wednesday customers ► No change
- Thursday customers ► No change
- Friday customers ► Saturday, Dec. 26
Boxes serve as billboards for criminals driving through your neighborhood, and a dry tree poses a fire hazard. To enhance public safety this holiday season, the City will set up recycling sites in four community locations for cardboard boxes and live-cut Christmas trees. The sites will be open Thursday, Dec. 24, through Sunday, Jan. 10. They will be located at Tom Brown Park (443 Easterwood Drive), Jack McLean Park (700 Paul Russell Road), San Luis Mission Park (1313 San Luis Road) and Myers Park (1206 Myers Park Drive). When dropping off your live-cut tree, remove all decorations; these trees will be recycled into mulch for use in City parks. Live-cut trees can also be included in your usual yard waste pile for curbside pickup.
Garbage and recycling containers should both be rolled to the curb for pickup by 6:30 a.m. on collection day, with both containers returned to the home no later than the day after collection. For more information, visit Talgov.com/YOU or call 850-891-4968.
StarMetro
StarMetro, the City's mass transit system, will change its operations for the holiday.
- On Thursday, Dec. 24, StarMetro’s fixed route service will operate a regular schedule until 8 p.m. Dial-A-Ride will operate as normal from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. StarMetro’s Call Center will also be open on Thursday, Dec. 24, from 6 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- On Friday, Dec. 25, there will be no fixed route or Dial-A-Ride services offered. Additionally, StarMetro’s Call Center will be closed.
For more information, visit Talgov.com/StarMetro or call StarMetro at 850-891-5200.
Animal Service Center
The Animal Service Center (ASC) will close at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 24, and will be closed all day on Friday, Dec. 25. Normal hours will resume on Saturday, Dec. 26, with the Center opening at 10 a.m. for appointments only. Customers needing more information, including photos of animals available for adoption and to report lost and found pets, may visit Talgov.com/Animals or contact the Animal Service Center at 850-891-2950.
City Animal Control will be available for emergency situations only on Friday, Dec. 25, and can be reached via the Consolidated Dispatch Agency at 850-606-5800.
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