Most city government offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The closures include:
• City Hall, 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.
• Duval County Courthouse, 501 W. Adams St.
• Supervisor of Elections main office, 105 E. Monroe St.
• Animal Care and Protective Services, 2020 Forest St.
• Parks and Recreation Department offices, 214 N. Hogan St., and all community and senior centers and gymnasiums.
• Jacksonville Public Library (Main Library and all branches)
Garbage, yard waste and recycling collection: Residential garbage, yard waste and recycling will not be collected on Thanksgiving Day. Pickups normally collected on Thursday will be done on Saturday. Friday residential garbage, yard waste and recycling will be collected as usual. Appliances will not be collected Friday.
Huguenot Memorial Park: The park will maintain regular hours (8 a.m.-6 p.m.) Thursday and Friday. 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.
Kathryn Abbey Hanna Park: The park will maintain regular hours (8 a.m.-6 p.m.) Thursday and Friday. 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 leave 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. All campers must check-in by 9 p.m. and have tents set up by 9:30 p.m.
Tennis complexes: All three city tennis complexes — Southside Park Tennis Complex, 1541 Hendricks Ave.; Boone Park Tennis Complex, 3700 Park St.; and Clanzel T. Brown Park Tennis Complex, 4575 Moncrief Road — will be closed Thursday. They will be open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, and will resume normal operating hours the remainder of the weekend.