Frederick County Government Offices Closed on Independence Day

FREDERICK, Md. -Frederick County Government offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day. County offices and services will return to regularly scheduled hours on Friday, July 5.

Clarifications to the holiday schedule:

• Animal Control: Administrative office will be closed, and kennels will be closed for adoptions on July 4. Animal Control Officers will be on routine duty and can be reached by calling 301-600-1544. For emergency situations, call 301-600-1603 or visit FrederickCountyMD.gov/AnimalControl.
• Board of Elections: Office will be closed. For further details, visit FrederickCountyMD.gov/Elections or call 301-600-VOTE.
• Department of Social Services: Office will be closed. For further details, call 1-800-332-6347 or visit www.dhs.maryland.gov.
• Division of Solid Waste and Recycling: The Reichs Ford Road Facility, including the transfer station, recycling center, yard waste drop-off, and administrative support, will be closed. Due to this closure, all collections set for July 4-5 will slide one day, with Thursday's curbside collection sliding to Friday, and Friday's collection sliding to Saturday. For further details, call 301-600-2960 or visit FrederickCountyMD.gov/Recycle.
• Health Department: All offices will be closed. For further details, call 301-600-1029 or visit FrederickCountyMD.gov/HealthDept.
• Frederick County Public Libraries: Libraries will be closed. Curbside pickup and telephone reference will not be available. For further details, call 301-600-1630 or visit www.fcpl.org.
• Frederick County Courts and State's Attorney's Office: District and Circuit Courts will be closed.
• Transit: Transit office will be closed and all Transit services will be cancelled for the July Fourth holiday. MARC Train and the 204, 505 and 515 Commuter Bus service will be cancelled. For further details, call 301-600-2065 or visit FrederickCountyMD.gov/Transit .

For further information about Frederick County Government public services, FCG TV (cable channels 19 and 1072), county meetings on webcasting (FrederickCountyMD.gov/FCGTV), department listings and other issues of interest to residents, call 301-600-9000 or visit FrederickCountyMD.gov.

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