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ST. MARY'S COUNTY - 12/18/2008

The Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County has announced that County offices will be closed for business on Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26, in observance of the Christmas holiday. All County offices will reopen on Monday, Dec. 29, for normal business hours. All County offices will also be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, New Years Day.

St. Mary’s Bus Transit will be open and running its normal schedule on Dec. 24 and Dec. 26. There will be no STS service on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1, 2009.

The St. Andrews Landfill and six convenience centers will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, and Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009 in observance of Christmas and New Years Day, respectively. The landfill and convenience centers will be open normal business hours on Dec. 26, 31 and Jan. 2, 2009. Please call St. Mary’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation at (301) 863-8400 if you need additional information about the landfill, convenience centers, or the STS bus service.

Residents are encouraged to bring their undecorated trees to the landfill and convenience centers following the holiday season. At the close of the 2007/2008 holiday season, the County collected nearly 20 tons of Christmas trees at the Convenience Centers. The trees are ground into mulch and used by the Department of Public Works and Transportation and the Department of Recreation and Parks to maintain county property. Mulch will also be free to citizens while supplies last.

All three libraries will be closed from Wednesday, Dec. 24 through Friday, Dec. 26. They will close at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 31 and be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.

St. Mary’s County Senior Activity Centers will be closed and there will be no Meals on Wheels Delivery on Thursday, Dec. 25; Friday, Dec. 26 and Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.

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