City, county plan closures for Thanksgiving

On Thursday and Friday, government offices in the city and county will close for Thanksgiving. Several government services will also be impacted by the holiday.

All city and county offices, including county libraries, will close Thursday and Friday. County libraries will reopen Saturday, while all other offices will reopen Dec. 1.

Trash collection will be affected in both the city and county. Waste collection scheduled for Thursday will occur on Friday, and trash collection scheduled for Friday will occur Saturday. The county announced that, because collection times will vary, residents should place trash at the curb by 6 a.m. on the day of pickup. 

Sarasota County Area Transit buses will not run on Thursday, but full service resumes Friday.

Payne Park and the Robert L. Taylor Community Complex will both close Thursday before reopening Friday. In addition to its sixth-annual Thanksgiving “Turkey Shoot,” Bobby Jones Golf Club will have nine-hole play available for those arriving before 11 a.m Thursday. Lido Pool will be open from 10 a.m. until 4:45 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

Contact David Conway at [email protected].