City Of San Antonio: City Announces Winter Holiday Schedule Of City Services

Press release from the City of San Antonio:

December 20, 2021

CONTACT: Michelle Vigil, 210-207-4495
michelle.vigil@sanantonio.gov

Fabio Ramalho, 210-207-4457
fabio.ramalho@sanantonio.gov

SAN ANTONIO (December 20, 2021) — City Hall and most municipal offices will be closed December 24, 2021 – January 1, 2022, in observance of the winter holidays. Public safety and emergency services will remain in operation. Other City services will operate as follows:

Open:

• Police will be on duty
• Fire and EMS personnel will be on duty
• 3-1-1 call center will be operational from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. on Dec. 24 - Jan. 2
• The COVID Hotline will be open December 24 – December 31 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. closed on weekends
• SAPD's detention center and the magistrate court will remain open
• Municipal Court’s Call Center will be open on Dec. 29 from 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. to handle cases via phone (210-207-8940) or online (sacourt@sanantonio.gov)
• Recycling, organics recycling and garbage will be collected as follows:
• Regular Saturday, Dec. 25 collection will be made one day earlier on Friday, Dec. 24
• Regular Saturday, Jan. 1 collection will be made one day earlier on Friday, Dec. 31
• Bitters and Nelson Gardens Brush Recycling will be open Dec. 27 - 31
• Bulky waste collection centers and household hazardous waste sites (Frio City Rd., Rigsby and Culebra) will be open Dec. 28 – 31
• Solid Waste Customer Service will work from 7:00 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.
• Dead animal collection crews will be on duty Dec. 26 - 31
• Animal Care Officers will be on duty
• Animal Care Services Lobby and Adoption Center will be open: Noon - 4 p.m. Dec. 24 & 31; and regular hours Dec. 26 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Dec. 27, 28, 29, 30 from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
• Most branch libraries open Dec. 26 through 30 (Central Library, Forest Hills Branch Library, and McCreless Branch Library hours differ due to ongoing projects)
• Alamodome Box Office will be open on Dec. 27 - 28 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and on Dec. 29 from 3 p.m. for Valero Alamo Bowl ticket sales
• Downtown visitors will enjoy a parking meter holiday Dec. 24 - Dec. 26. For City parking garages, the holiday only includes Dec. 25.
• La Villita and Market Square will be open Dec. 26 - 31
• Spanish Governor's Palace will be open Dec. 26, 28, 29 and 30
• City parks and trails will be open
• WIC at Pecan Valley will be open on Dec. 29 to provide services to clients needing benefits from 7:45 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
  Homeless Connections Hotline (210-207-1799) will be open Dec. 27 (limited staff), 28, 29 and 30. Closed on Dec. 31.
  

Closed:

• SAPD's Administration and Records Section
• SAFD Administrative Offices
• 3-1-1 will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 with the exception of emergency concerns related to animals and traffic malfunctions from 8 a.m. - 11 p.m. by pressing Option 1 to reach a Customer Service Representative.
• Animal Care Services Lobby and Adoption Center will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
• All Metro Health clinics
• Metro Health Food and Environmental Division
• Alamodome Vaccination Clinic will be closed Dec. 24, 29 and 31
• All Senior/Adult Comprehensive Centers and Senior Nutrition Sites
• Willie Velasquez and Claude Black community centers are closed. Frank Garrett Center will be closed except for Parks & Recreation programming for its winter holiday camp from December 27-30.
• Child Care Services administrative offices
• Head Start administrative offices and school district sites
• Pre-K 4 SA school is closed Dec. 17 - Jan. 1
• Pre-K 4 SA CEO and Corporate Office is closed Dec. 20 - Jan. 1
• Neighborhood and Housing Services
• Curbside Brush collection
• Bitters and Nelson Gardens Brush Recycling closed Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1
• Bulky waste collection centers and household hazardous waste sites (Frio City Rd., Rigsby and Culebra) will be closed Dec. 24 - 25 and Jan. 1
• Recycling, organics recycling and garbage will not be collected Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
• Dead animal collection crews will be off duty Dec. 25 and Jan.1
• SWMD Administrative Offices closed from Dec. 24 - Jan. 1
• Darner Headquarters and Park Reservations Office is closed Dec. 24 to Jan. 1 (Online reservations for sports fields and pavilions need to be made 24 hours in advance)
• City of San Antonio Community Centers, Adult and Senior Centers, McFarlin Tennis Center, San Antonio Natatorium, and Barrera Community Fitness Center are closed Dec. 24 - 27 and Dec. 31 - Jan. 1 (designated Community Centers will offer camps Dec. 20 - Jan. 10 based on school district calendars)
• Fitness in the Park classes not offered on Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1
• Office of the City Clerk, Passports, Vital Records and Municipal Archives and Records
• Municipal Court will be closed Dec. 24 – Jan. 3
• Alamodome Box Office closed Dec. 24 – 26, Dec. 30 – 31, and Jan. 1 – 2
• Alamodome Administrative Offices
• Central Library and all branch libraries will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1
• Carver Community Cultural Center, 226 N. Hackberry will be closed from Dec. 24 - Jan. 1
• Development Services Department
• Office of Historic Preservation
• La Villita will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 and will close early at 2 p.m. on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31
• Market Square will be closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1
• Centro de Artes Gallery is closed until further notice
• Culture Commons Gallery at Plaza de Armas is closed until further notice
• Spanish Governor's Palace will be closed Dec. 24, 25, 27, 31 and Jan. 1

This press release was produced by the City of San Antonio. The views expressed here are the author’s own.