Thanksgiving will fall on Thursday, November 27 this year, and the holiday will affect several local government services around the Orange County community. Here’s a rundown of what residents can expect:

Town of Chapel Hill

Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 are both town holidays.

Residential trash collection will not be affected. However, there will be no curbside recycling collection Thursday. Crews will collect Thursday’s routes on Friday and Friday’s routes on Saturday, November 30. Commercial trash will not be collected Thursday or Friday. Crews will complete these routes earlier in the week. Yard trimmings will also not be collected Thursday or Friday, and collections will resume the following week. The Orange County Landfill and Waste and Recycling Centers will be closed Thursday but will re-open on Friday.

The Chapel Hill Public Library will close at 6 p.m. Wednesday, November 26 and will remain closed Thursday and Friday.

Chapel Hill Transit will not run Thursday and will resume its Sunday service routes and frequency Friday.

Parks, greenways, trails, dog parks and other outdoor areas will remain open, but the Chapel Hill Parks and Recreation Offices and indoor facilities will be closed Thursday. The Community Center, Hargraves Center, Nate Davis Gymnasium and Homestead Aquatic Center will all reopen Friday. This does not include the Community Center’s Indoor Pool, which will remain closed Friday.

For more information, click here.

Town of Carrboro

Carrboro’s town offices will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Household trash collections will be conducted two days early the entire week of Thanksgiving. Wednesday’s route will be collected on Monday, Thursday’s on Tuesday and Friday’s on Wednesday. Yard waste, loose leaves and bulk waste will not be collected during the week.

For more information, click here.

Town of Hillsborough

Hillsborough town offices will be closed Thursday and Friday.

Residents who normally receive garbage collection service on Thursday will receive it on Wednesday, Nov. 26. Residents who receive service on Friday will receive it Monday, December 1.

For more information, click here.

Orange County

Orange County’s government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday. No recycling will be collected Thursday, with normal Thursday routes being serviced on Friday and Friday routes being serviced on Saturday.

 

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