DATE: December 14, 2015
MEDIA CONTACT: Ric Barrick, Assistant Director
Office of Public Communications
PHONE: 954-357-8541
EMAIL: rbarrick@broward.org
BROWARD COUNTY, FL - In observance of the Christmas and New Year's Day holidays, County governmental offices will be closed on December 25, 2015 and January 1, 2016. Online payment services will still be available. A few clarifications and exceptions to office closings are as follows:
- All branches of the Broward County Library, including Nova Southeastern University Alvin Sherman Library, Research and Information Technology Center, will close at 6PM on Thursday, December 24th and remain closed through Christmas Day. The libraries will close at 6PM on Thursday, December 31st and remain closed through New Year's Day, January 1st. Customers can visit the County Library's website or download the Libraries' free mobile app, BCL WOW, to search the online catalog, place holds, and renew selected materials.
- All Broward County regional and neighborhood parks, nature centers and natural areas, with the exception of Everglades Holiday Park, will be closed on Christmas Day. All parks will be open on New Year's Day, with the exception of Deerfield Island Park, which will be closed per its normal operating schedule. The regional parks' holiday gate entrance fee of $1.50/person (children 5 and under free) will be in effect.
- Broward County Transit will operate Sunday/Holiday service on December 25th and January 1, 2016, and regular service the day after both holidays. There will be no 95 and 595 Express bus service on Christmas Day and New Year's Day. Customer service representatives will be available for trip planning assistance on both holidays at 954-357-8400, (TTY 954-357-8302) from 8:30AM to 4:45PM. At the Broward Main Terminal in downtown Fort Lauderdale and at the Northeast Transit Center in Pompano Beach they will be available for assistance from 9AM to 4PM.
- Broward's Port Everglades administrative offices will be closed; however, the building will remain open during normal business hours for tenants. Port Operations' marine services will be provided at standard levels without interruption on a 24/7 basis.
- The Aviation Department administrative offices at Broward County's Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport will be closed. Calls will be answered 24 hours a day for general airport related questions at 954-359-6100. All terminals and airport facilities will operate normally. For additional Airport information visit FLL.net or follow us on Twitter.com/FLLFlyer. The North Perry Airport administrative office will be closed. Calls will be answered 24 hours a day for general airport related questions at 954-359-1016. The Airport will operate normally. For additional information on North Perry Airport, visit here.
- Broward County's Animal Care and Adoption Center will be closed. An animal care officer will be on duty to handle emergencies involving animal attacks or bites, injured animals and police requesting assistance. For these emergencies, call BSO Dispatch at 954-320-0520. For lost and found cats or dogs, call 954-359-1313 ext. 9273. To search pet license information and adoption online, visit our website.
- The Office of the Medical Examiner and Trauma Services' administrative offices will be closed, but all family and professional services are available 24/7. Call 954-357-5200 for information and assistance or visit our website.
- The Broward Addiction Recovery Center will be open for triage/detoxification services. Call 954-357-4880 for additional information and assistance. Residential services will continue with no visitors or admissions. Administration, Admissions and Outpatient offices will be closed.
- The Nancy J. Cotterman Center will operate and accept referrals for the Crisis Intervention Unit and the Child Protection Team on a 24-hour emergency basis. Call 954-357-5778 for emergency intakes. For all other non-intake emergencies, call the 24-hour hotline at 954-761-7273 (954-761-RAPE) or TTY 954-765-4195. The administrative offices will be closed for the day.
- In the Broward Municipal Services District (BMSD), there will be no garbage, bulk, or recycling collections on Christmas Day, December 25th. Regularly scheduled collections will resume on Saturday, December 26th.
Garbage, bulk and recycling for BMSD will be collected as regularly scheduled on New Year's Day, January 1st. Residents of all other Broward municipalities should contact their city or hauler directly for scheduling information.
- The Broward County Landfill, located at 7101 SW 205 Ave., will be closed both days.
For more information on Broward County services, call 954-357-6990. Hearing- and speech-impaired individuals should call 954-831-3940 TTY.
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