Most City government offices and facilities will be closed in observance of Christmas on Friday and Monday and in observance of New Year’s Day on Jan. 2.
Friday, Monday and Jan. 2 closures include:
• City Hall at St. James, 117 W. Duval St.
• Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St.
• Jake M. Godbold City Hall Annex, 407 N. Laura St.
• Yates Building, 231 E. Forsyth St. The Tax Collector’s Office, including all tax collector branch offices, and the Property Appraiser’s Office, will be closed.
• Duval County Courthouse, 330 E. Bay St.
• Supervisor of Elections main office, 105 E. Monroe St.
• Supervisor of Elections branch office, 5200-2 Norwood Ave.
• Animal Care and Protective Services, 2020 Forest St.
• Municipal Code Compliance, 128 E. Forsyth St.
• Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department administrative offices, 515 N. Julia St.
• Recreation and Community Services Department offices, 214 N. Hogan St.
• All community and senior centers and gymnasiums managed by the Recreation and Community Services Department.
• Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park Nature Center, 7000 Roosevelt Blvd.
• Victim Services Center, 403 W. 10th St.
• Jacksonville Children’s Commission, 1095 A. Philip Randolph Blvd.
• Behavioral and Human Services Division Emergency Assistance office, 1809 Art Museum Drive.
• Right-of-Way and Grounds Maintenance administrative offices, 609 St. Johns Bluff Road.
• Solid Waste Division administrative offices, 1031 Superior St.
• Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 2675 Commonwealth Ave.
• The Ritz Theatre & Museum, 829 N. Davis St.
• The Jacksonville Public Library (Main Library and all branches)
Jacksonville Public Library
The Jacksonville Public Library (Main Library and all branches) will be closed Friday through Monday. All libraries will close at 6 p.m. Dec. 31 and will be closed Jan. 1-2.
Garbage, yard waste and recycling collection
Residential garbage, yard waste and recycling will be collected as usual on Friday and Monday. The Trail Ridge Landfill, 5110 U.S. Highway 301, will maintain normal operating hours on Friday, Saturday and Monday.
The Household Hazardous Waste Facility will be closed Friday through Monday. Appliances will not be picked up on Friday or Monday.
Residential garbage, yard waste and recycling will be collected as usual on Jan. 2. The Trail Ridge Landfill will maintain normal operating hours. The Household Hazardous Waste Facility will be closed Dec. 31 and Jan. 2. Appliances will not be collected Jan. 2.
Huguenot Memorial Park
Huguenot Memorial Park will maintain regular hours (8 a.m.-6 p.m.) Friday through Jan. 2. Day-use visitors may enter from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. All but permitted campers and their authorized visitors must depart by 6 p.m.
Visitors of campers should pre-register with the office and acquire a visitor pass to stay in the park until 10 p.m. Camping reservations can be made by phone 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Periodically, Huguenot Memorial Park managers must implement limited beach parking plans in preparation for high tides or other natural occurrences which could cause beach and/or park closures if maximum vehicle capacity is reached. Park-goers are encouraged to check conditions before visiting the park by calling 251-3335 or visiting www.jaxparks.com.
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park will maintain regular hours (8 a.m.-6 p.m.) Friday through Jan. 2. Park day-users and campground visitors may enter from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. All but permitted campers and their authorized visitors with permits must depart by 6 p.m. Camping reservations close at 5 p.m. daily. Only campers with prepaid reservations can gain access from 5:30-9 p.m. People without a prepaid pass waiting for them will not be admitted after 5:30 p.m. All campers must check in by 9 p.m. and have tents set up by 9:30 p.m. After 9 p.m., no one may enter to set up on a campsite.
Community centers
All JaxParks community centers will be closed Friday and Jan. 1-2. Johnnie Walker, McGirts, Dinsmore and Oceanway centers also will be closed Dec. 27-Jan. 2.
Pools
The Cecil Aquatics Center, an indoor facility at 13611 Normandy Blvd., and the Cecil Gymnasium and Fitness Center, at 13531 Lake Newman St., will be closed Friday-Monday and Jan. 1-2. All 33 outdoor city pools are closed for the season.
Tennis complexes
All three City tennis complexes will be open from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Friday and closed on Saturday and Sunday. The complexes will resume normal operating hours, 9 a.m-6 p.m., on Monday.
All three tennis complexes will be open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Dec. 31 and will be closed Jan. 1.
The complexes are the Southside Park Tennis Complex, 1541 Hendricks Ave.; Boone Park Tennis Complex, 3700 Park St.; and Clanzel T. Brown Park Tennis Complex, 4575 Moncrief Road.