Pinellas Government Offices To Close For MLK Day

ST. PETERSBURG, FL -- Pinellas County government offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 15, in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

All Human Services and Veterans Services offices will be closed as well as the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County.

The courts of the Sixth Judicial Circuit (Pinellas and Pasco counties) will not be in session on Monday, Jan. 15, except for first-appearance advisory hearings and emergency situations.

The Solid Waste Administration Building and HEC3 facility will be closed on Monday. The solid waste disposal facility will be open on Monday from 7 a.m. to 5.p.m.

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

Parks and Conservation Resources administrative offices will be closed on Monday and beach and boat ramp passes will not be available for sale.

The outdoor areas of the county’s preserves will be open. But the Brooker Creek Environmental Education Center and Weedon Island Cultural and Natural History Center will not be open. 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 Wednesday through Saturday, 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 be closed on Monday.

All Pinellas County facilities will resume regular hours of operation on Tuesday, Jan. 16.

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