City Holiday - Thanksgiving Day

Friday Nov 16th, 2012

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Director Alfred H. Foxx reminds Baltimore City residents that Thanksgiving Day is a City holiday. Department of Public Works’ offices and yards will be CLOSED on Thursday, November 22, 2012, a holiday. 
   
THANKSGIVING DAY:
 
• Trash and recycling will NOT be collected. 
• Saturday, November 24, 2012 will be the make-up collection day for trash and recycling in those areas that are regularly scheduled for collection on Thursday. 
• NO bulk trash collections are scheduled. 
• Citizen drop-off centers WILL BE CLOSED (all yards, including Quarantine Road Landfill, the Northwest Transfer Station and the Eastern, Western and Northwest Collections Facilities). 
• Street sweeping will NOT take place.
• Parking meters will NOT be in effect. 

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