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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">December 20, 2018</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 35px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Sara Humm
<br />Community Relations Specialist
<br />Community Relations
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.7438
<br />Sara.Humm@CoMo.gov
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<br />Brian Adkisson
<br />Communications & Marketing Manager
<br />Community Relations
<br />City of Columbia
<br />573.874.7330
<br />Brian.Adkisson@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">City offices closed Dec. 25 for Christmas Day, Jan. 1 for New Year's Day</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - City of Columbia offices will be closed Tuesday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas Day and Tuesday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day. Offices will reopen the Wednesdays following each holiday. Missouri Governor Mike Parson has declared Monday, Dec. 24 a state holiday, however, City of Columbia offices will be open that day.<br /><br />Residential curbside recycling and trash will not be collected on the observed holidays and will be delayed by one day the remainder of each week. Residents can download the COMO Recycle and Trash app for collection day reminders and notifications. Questions concerning collection schedule should be directed to the Contact Center at 573.874.CITY (2489). The landfill will also be closed on the observed holidays.<br /><br />Go COMO, Columbia's public transit system, will not operate, and parking meter regulations will not be enforced on the observed holida
ys. Go COMO routes will operate full schedules on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31). Tiger Line shuttles are observing the University of Missouri's winter break and ended service on Friday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. Limited service will resume Wednesday, Jan. 16 at 10 a.m. with full services resuming Tuesday, Jan. 22.<br /><br />Parks and Recreation’s Activity & Recreation Center (ARC) will close early at 3 p.m. on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and will be closed on Christmas Day. The ARC will also close early at 3 p.m. on New Year’s Eve (Dec. 31) and will be closed on New Year’s Day. <br /><br />Although administrative offices for both the police and fire departments will be closed, all other emergency services will be available. <br /><br />Please visit <a href="http://WWW.CoMo.gov/Utilities">CoMo.gov/Utilities</a> for phone numbers to contact staff regarding emergencies related to Water & Light, Sewer and Stormwater.</div>
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