Alachua County issued the following announcement on Nov. 18.
Other than emergency services, all Alachua County government offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday (November 25 and November 26, 2021) in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Garbage and Recycling Collection
The Thanksgiving holiday will not affect curbside residential solid waste and recycling collection services scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday in the Alachua County curbside collection area. However, Thursday and Friday services will be delayed one day. For Thanksgiving week, Thursday’s collection will occur on Friday, and Friday’s collection will occur on Saturday. The regular collection schedule will resume on Monday, November 29.
The five Alachua County Rural Collection Centers, the Hazardous Waste Collection Center, and the Leveda Brown Environmental Park and Transfer Station will be closed on Thanksgiving Day. These facilities will reopen on Friday, November 26. In addition, the Office of Waste Collection will be closed beginning Thursday and will reopen on Monday, November 29.
For more information, contact Alachua County Waste Alternatives Manager Patrick Irby at 352-338-3233.
Animal Services
Animal Resources & Care (3400 N.E. 53rd Ave., Gainesville) will be closed to the public Thursday and Friday, November 25 and 26. The shelter will reopen on Saturday, November 27, at 10:30 a.m.
Animal Resources & Care Officers respond 24 hours a day, seven days a week, including holidays, to matters affecting public safety and animals in immediate danger. Citizens should dial 911 to report such emergencies on Sundays, holidays, and nightly between 6 p.m. and 8 a.m. During regular hours (Monday through Saturday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., excluding holidays), contact Animal Resources & Care at 352-264-6870.
Shelter hours are Tuesday through Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Alachua County Animal Services at 352-264-6870.
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