City of Dallas closures and schedules for Christmas and New Year’s holidays

City of Dallas sent this bulletin at 12/20/2013 11:44 AM CST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                 CONTACT:

Thursday, December 12, 2013                                               Jose L. Torres, 214-670-3484

                                                                                           Public Information Office

                                                                                           jose.torres@dallascityhall.com                                                    

City of Dallas closures and schedules for Christmas and

New Year’s holidays

City offices will be closed for business on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 and Wednesday, January 1, 2014  

 

City offices                            Closed

 

Libraries                                 Closed on December 25th and January 1st

                                                Libraries that open on December 24th and 31st will close at 6 pm.  

 

Parks & Recreation              Recreation Centers and Administrative offices: Closed on Dec. 25th and Jan. 1st.  

                                                Recreation Centers will close at 6 pm on Mon., Dec. 24 & 31, 2013

                                                Municipal Golf Courses, Tennis Centers and Elm Fork Gun Range are closed Dec. 25th 

 

Animal Services                    The Shelter and Administrative offices will close on December 25th and January 1st. Animal Services staff will be available to respond to emergency calls.  All calls will be handled thru 311.  The Shelter will operate normal schedule on Tuesday, December 24th and 31st. Everyday Adoption Center will open 10 am to 5 pm on Christmas Eve and closed on Christmas Day.  EAC New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day hours are 10 am to 5 pm.

 

3-1-1 Customer Help Line    Customer Service Representatives will be available to take service-related urgent calls such as water main breaks, downed trees/limbs, signal lights out/down, animal control, etc.  Water Customer Service will be closed.  Routine service requests may be input via the web at

                                                http://www.dallascityhall.com/services/services.html  

 

Police                                     Administrative offices-Closed

Will operate on normal schedule

 

Dallas Fire Rescue                Administrative offices-Closed

Will operate on a normal schedule

 

Municipal Courts                  The Municipal Courts Building at 2014 Main will be closed for the City holidays on December 25, 2013 and January 1, 2014.  Payments by mail are accepted with postmark dates honored.  Online payments may be made at www.dallascityhall.com. Full payments and attorney & cash bonds for arrested defendants will be processed 24 hours/7days a week (including holidays) at the Dallas Marshal’s Office, 1600 Chestnut Street, Dallas, Texas 75226.

 

Sanitation                              Since Residential Collections do not operate on Wednesday there will be no impact through the holidays. The Sanitation administration offices will be closed.               

All transfer stations and the McCommas Bluff Landfill will be closed both holidays.