County Offices To Close In Observance Of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

PINELLAS COUNTY, FL — Pinellas County Government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The courts of the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas and Pasco) will not be in session on Monday, Jan. 18, except for first-appearance advisory hearings and emergency situations.

The Solid Waste Disposal Facility will be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18; however, the Solid Waste Administration Building and Household Electronics and Chemical Collection Center (HEC3) will be closed.

County parks and the Florida Botanical Gardens will remain open on the holiday.

Parks and Conservation Resources administrative offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 18, however, annual beach and boat ramp parking permits will be available for sale online at http://www.pinellascounty.org/park/default.htm. 

The outdoor areas of the county’s preserves will be open. The Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center and Weedon Island Cultural and Natural History Center will not be. Both centers’ regular operating hours are Thursday through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Heritage Village will also be closed. Regular operating hours for Heritage Village are Wednesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 1 to 4 p.m.

The offices and adoption center at Pinellas County Animal Services will also be closed on Monday, Jan. 18.

All Pinellas County facilities will resume regular hours of operation on Tuesday, Jan. 19.

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.