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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;">May 25, 2023</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 25px; font-size: 100%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Sydney Olsen
<br />Public Information Officer
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<br />Sydney.Olsen@CoMo.gov
<br />573.874.7438</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 May 29 in Observance of Memorial Day</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - City of Columbia offices will be closed Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day.<br /><br />Residential curbside refuse will not be collected on the observed holiday and will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. The landfill will be closed Monday. From Memorial Day through Labor Day, collection crews will begin their routes at 6:30 a.m. Please have your refuse at the curb no later than 6:30 a.m.<br /><br />In order to concentrate staff on residential collection, the Household Hazardous Waste collection scheduled for Saturday, June 3, has been canceled.<br /><br />Residents can download the COMO Recycle and Trash app for collection day reminders and service notifications. Questions concerning the collection schedule should be directed to the Contact Center at 573.874.CITY (2489). <br /><br />Go COMO, Columbia's public transit system, will not operate. Parking enforcement w
ill be suspended on Memorial Day. <br /><br />The City's Activity & Recreation Center (ARC) will operate at reduced hours on Monday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Rec swim will be available from noon to 2:30 p.m. The Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center will be open from noon to 5 p.m. <br /><br />Although administrative offices for both the Police and Fire departments will be closed, all other emergency services will be available. Columbia Police urges residents to drive safely, unimpaired and within posted speed limits.<br /><br />Please visit <a href="https://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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