DPW’s Columbus Day Closures and Service Interruptions

Friday Oct 3rd, 2014

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BALTIMORE MD (October 3, 2014) - Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) Director Rudolph S. Chow, P.E., reminds residents that Columbus Day is a City holiday and that DPW offices will be closed Monday, October 13, 2014.

NO TRASH AND RECYCLING COLLECTIONS: Mondays are not regular curbside trash and recycling collection days in Baltimore City.

DPW’s YARDS CLOSED: All Citizen Convenience Centers WILL BE CLOSED, including Quarantine Road Landfill.

MECHANICAL STREET SWEEPING: There will be no Mechanical Street Sweeping on Columbus Day.

BULK TRASH: There will be no bulk trash collection scheduled on Columbus Day.

PARKING METERS: Parking meters will be in effect on Columbus Day.
  
For more information about DPW’s 2014 Columbus Day closures and service interruptions, please call 410.545.6541 or visit DPW’s website,http://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov.

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