City Services Curtailed for Thanksgiving Holiday

Mayor Bill Collins is announcing upcoming closures that will affect services for City of Marion residents over the Thanksgiving holiday. The following closures and modifications in operational schedules are being announced for various city departments:

• All offices in City Hall will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2024.

  PLEASE NOTE: As a result of City Hall offices being closed on Thursday and Friday, offices in City Hall will be observing their weekly early closure day on Wednesday, November 27. Notable early closures include the Municipal Court office and the Utility Billing office closing at 2:00 pm.
  

• The Sanitation and Streets Department will not collect trash, recycling, yard waste, or leaves on Thursday, November 28, 2024. Services by these crews will resume on Friday, November 29 with the Sanitation Department collecting refuse, recycling, and yard waste for both Thursday and Friday on this day. Therefore, residents who normally have Thursday sanitation and recycling service are asked to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on Friday. Leaf collection will also resume on Friday.
  
• Marion Area Transit will be closed and have NO bus service available on Thursday, November 28 or Friday, November 29. Bus service will resume normal hours of operation on Monday, December 2, 2024.
  
• Marion Senior Center will be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29, 2024. No Senior transportation will be available on Thursday or Friday, with the exception of dialysis appointments on Friday only.

Necessary services including fire, police, and airport will operate as usual.