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<p style="font-size: 150%; font-weight: bold;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</p>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">December 19, 2022</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Nate Fain
<br />Public Information Specialist
<br />City Manager's Office
<br />City of Columbia
<br />Nate.Fain@CoMo.gov
<br />573.874.7543</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">City offices closed Dec. 26 in observance of Christmas, Jan. 2 in observance of New Year's Day</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - City of Columbia offices will be closed Monday, Dec. 26, in observance of Christmas, and Monday, Jan. 2, in observance of New Year's Day.<br /><br /><em><strong>Columbia City Council voted to cancel its Tuesday, Jan. 3, meeting. Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 17, which will be its only meeting for the month. </strong></em><br /><br />Additionally, several City services will be impacted by the holidays.<br /><br />Solid Waste collections will operate Monday through Friday during the weeks of Dec. 26 and Jan. 2, as regularly scheduled. However, the landfill will be closed on the days of Dec. 26 and Jan 2.<br /><br />Between Dec. 26 and Jan. 31, you can set natural Christmas trees curbside on your normally scheduled pickup day. During this period, the tree will not count as a bulky item. Natural trees stripped of decorations may also be taken to one of the Yard Waste Drop-off Centers. Residents
can download the COMO Recycle and Trash app for collection day reminders and notifications. Questions concerning the collection schedule should be directed to the Contact Center at 573.874.CITY (2489).<br /><br />Parks and Recreation's Activity & Recreation Center (ARC) will close early (at 3 p.m.) Saturday, Dec. 24; will be closed all of Christmas Day; and will open Dec. 26. The ARC will also close at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31; will be closed all of New Year's Day; and will open Jan 2. <br /><br />Go COMO, Columbia's public transit system, will not operate Dec. 26 or Jan. 2. Following the holiday closures, transit service will resume as normal Dec. 27 and Jan. 3, respectively.<br /><br />Downtown parking meters will not be enforced on Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. <br /><br />Although administrative offices for both the Police and Fire departments will be closed, all other emergency services will be available.</div>
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