[Press Release] : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: City offices will be closed tomorrow

[Press Releases]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Renee Graham
Public Communications Manager
(573) 874-7316 or ryg at GoColumbiaMo.com


City offices will be closed tomorrow

COLUMBIA, MO (February 25, 2013) - Due to the impending winter storm, city offices will be closed tomorrow.

For non-emergency assistance and non-injury accidents, residents should call the Public Safety Joint Communications non-emergency line at (573) 442-6131.

Trash and recycling will not be collected Tuesday and will be delayed one day the remainder of the week.

There will be no transit service Tuesday, including Fixed Route, FastCat, Paratransit, Black and Gold routes and Tiger Line campus shuttles.

Residents are encouraged to park vehicles in driveways. If your vehicle is not equipped for the predicted level of snowfall, you are urged to stay off the roadways. Vehicles abandoned in roadways will be towed at the owner’s expense. If you become stuck and call for a tow truck, please ask for a price up-front. If you feel you are being gouged, please call the Missouri Attorney General’s hotline at 1-800-392-8222.

Customers may contact Public Works concerning snow removal issues at:

          Phone -- (573) 8784-6280 (staffed 24 hours until further notice)

          Email -- pubw at GoColumbiaMo.com

          Facebook -- Facebook.com/columbiamissouripublicworks

          Twitter -- @pub_works

All city meetings scheduled for Tuesday will be postponed.

All municipal court cases scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday will be rescheduled.

If you are ticketed for travel on Tuesday at Columbia Regional Airport, you are encouraged to contact your flight carrier for up-to-the-minute flight status or check www.flymidmo.com.

Though administrative offices for both the police and fire departments will be closed tomorrow, all other emergency services will be available.

The Activity & Recreation Center (ARC) will be closed Tuesday.  


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