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Contact: Brooks Newkirk
Phone:  336-373-3769

City Offices Closed in Observance of Thanksgiving

 GREENSBORO, NC -- (November 19, 2009) – City of Greensboro offices will be closed Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27, in observance of Thanksgiving.

The following services and facilities will be affected:

  • There will be no trash/recycling collection on Thursday, November 26. Instead, Thursday’s collection will take place Wednesday, November 25. Friday’s collection will remain the same.
  • The White Street Landfill and Solid Waste Transfer Station will both be closed on Thursday, November 26. Regular hours will resume Friday, November 27.
  • All branches of the Greensboro Public Library and the Greensboro Historical Museum will be closed Thursday, November 26, and Friday, November 27. Regular hours will resume Saturday, November 28.
  • Greensboro Transit Authority’s (GTA) bus and HEAT services will not operate on Thursday, November 26. On Friday, November 27, service will operate on a Saturday schedule. Regular service will resume on Saturday, November 28. Limited life-sustaining service will be available on SCAT Thanksgiving Day. Call 333-6589 for reservations. Normal SCAT service will resume Friday, November 27. On Thursday, November 26, Career Express service will only be offered for Route 5-NC Amtrak Connector and Route 7-Mountaineer Express. On Friday, November 27, Career Express service will be offered on all routes, except Route 4-Medical Connections UNC/Duke. Regular service will resume on Saturday, November 28.
    For more information, call 373-CITY (2489) or visit www.greensboro-nc.gov.
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