Are schools closed on Veterans Day is not answered here, but local government offices and several public services in Tallahassee, Leon County, Bainbridge and Thomasville will close or change schedules on Wednesday, Nov. 11. Residents who rely on libraries, waste pickup or city services should check the holiday schedule before leaving items at the curb.
The City of Tallahassee said administrative offices will be closed Wednesday for Veterans Day, and the holiday will affect solid waste collection for customers inside Tallahassee city limits, StarMetro, the Animal Service Center and city-run community centers. Leon County also said its government offices will close Wednesday, along with libraries, community centers, Animal Control and the county's Solid Waste Management Facility, Household Hazardous Waste Center and Rural Waste Service Centers.
Leon County offices and libraries
Leon County parks and recreation facilities, including parks, greenways, campgrounds and boat landings, will remain open while those other county offices close. All LeRoy Collins Leon County Public Library branches will close at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, and the Main Library will close at 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Libraries will resume normal operating hours Thursday, Nov. 12. The Solid Waste Management Facility will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday and reopen for normal hours Thursday, and garbage collection will be pushed back one day for the remainder of the week.
Bainbridge and Thomasville schedules
In Bainbridge, all non-emergency City of Bainbridge offices will be closed Wednesday. Wednesday's trash route will be collected Thursday, and Thursday's route will move to Friday.
Thomasville is taking a different approach. City of Thomasville administrative offices will be closed Wednesday, but garbage collection schedules will remain unchanged. Both City of Thomasville and Thomas County residential and commercial refuse customers who normally have Wednesday collection should place their containers curbside by 7 a.m.
Wednesday service changes
The Utilities Response Center in Thomasville will continue operating around the clock, and Country Oaks Golf Course will operate from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday. That leaves residents with a split schedule: office closures and library limits on one side, but some essential services and recreation facilities still open on the other.
For waste collection, the practical rule is simple. Wednesday customers in Leon County will be picked up Thursday, Thursday customers Friday and Friday customers Saturday, while Bainbridge shifts Wednesday pickup to Thursday and Thursday pickup to Friday. Thomasville residents with Wednesday service still put containers out on time, because that route does not move.
