June 29, 2023
City offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, in observance of the Independence Day holiday. Additional service alterations are noted below.
SOLID WASTE: There will be no residential solid waste collection on Tuesday, July 4. Trash and recycling collection will be delayed by one day during the holiday week for residential customers who typically have solid waste picked up on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. Regular Monday residential customers will still have collection services on Monday. Regular Tuesday customers will have collection on Wednesday, Wednesday customers on Thursday, Thursday customers on Friday, and Friday customers on Saturday.
Additionally, during the holiday week (July 2–8), the following changes to solid waste collection services will take place:
- No yard waste collections throughout the holiday week
- No bulk item pick-ups throughout the holiday week
- No roll-off services on the holiday or Saturday of the holiday week
- No cart/dumpster swaps, deliveries, or maintenance on the holiday or Saturday of the holiday week
Commercial solid waste collection routes will be collected on schedule for the week, with one exception that there will be no cardboard recycling service on July 4 outside of the downtown district.
PARKING: Parking meters, lots and garages will be free on Tuesday, July 4.
TRANSIT: Lawrence Transit fixed-route and paratransit bus service will not operate on Tuesday, July 4.
EMS: Emergency services (fire, police, EMS) will not be impacted. If you have a medical, fire or police emergency, please call 9-1-1. Law Enforcement and Fire Medical administrative offices will be closed on Tuesday, July 4.
PARKS AND RECREATION: The administrative office in South Park and the cemeteries office in Memorial Park Cemetery will be closed on Tuesday, July 4. The following parks and recreation facilities will be closed Tuesday, July 4:
- Community Building
- East Lawrence Recreation Center
- Holcom Park Recreation Center
- Sports Pavilion Lawrence
- Prairie Park Nature Center
The Aquatic Division will have altered hours for the holiday.
- Indoor Aquatic Center will be open Tuesday, July 4, for lap swimming from 6:30 a.m. — 1 p.m. with warm water workout from 10:45 a.m. — 12:45 p.m.
- Outdoor Aquatic Center will be open from 1-6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 4.
- South Park Wading Pool will be closed on Tuesday, July 4.
- There will be no aquatic fitness or instructional aquatic classes held Tuesday, July 4.
Unified Day Camp and Summer Playgrounds (Neighborhood Drop-In Program) will not be held from Monday, July 3 — Friday, July 7. Both will resume on Monday, July 10. Creative Writing class will not meet on the holiday, and all other Unified Recreation programming will resume Wednesday, July 5.
There will be no recreation classes or lifelong recreation programming on Monday, July 3 or Tuesday, July 4. This includes all fitness, dance, gymnastics and martial arts programs.
There are no adult or youth sports league games scheduled Friday, June 30 — Tuesday, July 4.
Eagle Bend Golf Course and Learning Center, 1250 E. 902 Rd., will be open on Tuesday, July 4, and they are accepting tee times by phone: 785-748-0600.
For more information on Parks and Recreation programs and activities, contact us at parksrec@lawrenceks.org, 785-832-3450.