City announces Thanksgiving holiday closures, service alterations

City offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.

Solid Waste Collection: There will be no trash, recycling, or yard waste collection service on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 24. Collection service will be delayed by one day for Thursday and Friday residential customers. Thursday routes will be completed on Friday, Nov. 25, and Friday routes will be completed on Saturday, Nov. 26. There will be no collection service changes for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday customers.

There will be no roll-off service on Thursday, Nov. 24 or Friday, Nov. 25. Roll-off service resumes on Monday, Nov. 28. For additional information, contact the Solid Waste Division at 785-832-3032.

Household Hazardous Waste Facility: The Household Hazardous Waste Facility will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 24. The facility will continue regular business hours on Tuesday, Nov. 29, on an appointment-only basis. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please visit the Household Hazardous Waste webpage.

Compost Facility: The City Compost Facility will be closed on Saturday, Nov. 26. The compost facility will be open on Saturday, Dec. 3, and on Saturday, Dec. 10 (these will be the final days in 2022). For more information about the City Compost Facility, please visit the Compost Facility webpage.

Parking: Parking meters, lots and garages in Downtown Lawrence will be free to use on Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25. For additional information, please visit the parking webpage.

Transit: There will be no public transit service on Thursday, Nov. 24. Both fixed-route and paratransit buses will not operate. Service will resume on Friday, Nov. 25.

Parks and Recreation: The administrative office in South Park and the cemeteries office, 1517 E. 15th St., will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25. Holiday hours for recreation centers, facilities and programs are listed below.

Community Building, 115 W. 11th St., (785) 832-7920

• Wednesday, Nov. 23 open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 24 – Closed
• Friday, Nov. 25 open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 26 open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 27 open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

East Lawrence Recreation Center, 1245 E. 15th St., (785) 832-7950

• Wednesday, Nov. 23 open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 24 – Closed
• Friday, Nov. 25 open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 26 open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 27 open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St., (785) 832-7940

• Wednesday, Nov. 23 open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 24 – Closed
• Friday, Nov. 25 open 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 26 open 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 27 open 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Sports Pavilion Lawrence, 100 Rock Chalk Lane (785) 330-7355

• Wednesday, Nov. 23 open 5:30 a.m. –9 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 24 – Closed
• Friday, Nov. 25 open 5:30 a.m. –9 p.m.
• Saturday, Nov. 26 open 7 a.m. –6 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 27 open 1-9 p.m.

Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive (785) 832-7946 (SWIM)

• Wednesday, Nov. 23
  Lap Swimming open 6:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
  Warm Water Workout open 8-10 a.m.
  Zero-Depth Children’s Area/Slide and Diving Area open 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
• Thursday, Nov. 24 – Closed
• Friday, Nov. 25
  Lap Swimming open 9 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.
  Warm Water Workout open 10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
  Zero-Depth Children’s Area/Slide and Diving Area open 1-4 p.m.

• Thursday, Nov. 24 – Closed
• Friday, Nov. 25 – Closed
• Saturday, Nov. 26 open 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Sunday, Nov. 27 open 1-4 p.m.

Unified Recreation: There are two Fall Break Day Trips scheduled during Thanksgiving week. They will be from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21 and 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 22. Both programs are based out of the Community Building. For more information, please contact Justin Deaver, unified recreation programmer, at (785) 832-7920.

Lifelong Recreation: There are no classes planned during Thanksgiving week.

Special Events:  There are no Special Events planned during Thanksgiving week.

Youth Sports:

• No youth basketball or Hoopster practices scheduled Wednesday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, Nov. 27. Games will resume on Monday, Nov. 28. For more information, please contact Alex Husbenet, youth sports supervisor, at (785) 330-7355.
• No youth indoor soccer the week of Monday, Nov. 21. For more information, contact Robert Wilson, youth sports programmer, at (785) 330-7355.

Adult Sports: There are no programs or league play scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 23 – Sunday, Nov. 27. Programs will resume on Monday, Nov. 28. For more information, please contact Jace McIntire, adult sports programmer, at (785) 330-7355.

Recreation Instruction: There are no classes meeting during the holiday; however, there is a special gymnastics program, Turkey Tumble, being held 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25, at Sport Pavilion Lawrence for those ages 6-12. Cost is $55 per child. To find our more information or to enroll, please visit: http://lprd.org/activity?n=416013.

Eagle Bend Golf Course:  Eagle Bend accepts tee times up to a week in advance. For more information, please contact Eagle Bend at (785) 748-0600; 1 (877) 861-4653 (GOLF).

• Thursday, Nov. 24 – Closed
• Friday, Nov. 25 from 9 a.m. – dusk (hours may be altered due to weather/frost)