pexels tim mossholder 942304 City and county offices will be closed for several days to observe the Christmas and New Year’s holidays.

Fayetteville government offices will be closed Dec. 23-26 for Christmas and Jan. 2 for New Year’s, according to a city news release. Trash pickup, transit service and recreation center will operate on altered schedules.

All Cumberland County government offices will be closed Dec. 23-27, including Cumberland County Public Library and Animal Services.
The county’s solid waste facilities, including container sites, will be closed Dec. 24-25, according to a county spokesman.

Details of the city’s holiday schedule include:

  • Police Department: The front lobby and records unit of the main police station at 467 Hay St. will be closed Dec. 23, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2.
  • Solid Waste Division: Garbage and yard waste on Monday’s routes for Dec. 26 will be collected on Wednesday, Dec. 28; recycling on Monday’s routes for Dec. 26 will be collected on regular schedule. Garbage and yard waste on Monday’s routes for Jan. 2 will be collected on Wednesday, Jan. 4; recycling on Monday’s routes for Jan. 2 will be collected on regular schedule.
  • Fayetteville Regional Airport: Administrative offices will be closed Dec. 23, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. All other airport operations will be on a regular schedule. Questions about travel conditions and flight schedules should be directed to individual airlines.
  • Fayetteville Area System of Transit: Transit services will not operate on Dec. 25 but will resume on regular operating hours Dec. 26. They will not operate on Jan. 1 but will resume a regular schedule on Jan. 2.
  • Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation: Administrative offices will be closed Dec. 23, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. Recreation centers will be open on the abbreviated schedule of 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Dec. 23-24, Dec. 26 and Jan. 2. Recreation centers and gated parks will be closed on Dec. 25. Trails and open green spaces will remain open.