Frederick County Government Offices Closed For Thanksgiving

Frederick County Government offices will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday.

FREDERICK, Md – Frederick County Government offices will be closed Thursday, November 28 and
Friday, November 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. County offices and services will return to regularly
scheduled hours Monday, December 2.

Clarifications to the holiday schedule:

• Animal Control: Administrative offices will be closed, and kennels will be closed for adoptions
Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29. Animal Control Officers will be available for
animal related emergencies only Thursday, November 28. Animal Control Officers will be on
routine duty Friday, November 29, please call 301-600-1544. For emergency situations, call 301-
600-1603 or visit www.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 Reich’s Ford Road Facility, including the Transfer
Station, Yard Waste and Compost Programs, Citizens Convenience Center, and Recycling Center,
will be closed Thursday, November 28 with operations resuming Friday, November 29 from 7 AM4:30 PM. Administrative and customer services will operate in a limited capacity Friday, November
29. Due to the Thanksgiving Day closure, recycling collection will slide one day, with Thursday’s
collection sliding to Friday and Friday’s collection sliding to Saturday.

• Health Department: All offices will be closed. For further details, call 301-600-1029 or visit
www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/healthdept.

• Frederick County Public Libraries: Libraries will be closed Thursday, November 28 and Friday,
November 29. 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: The Transit office will be closed, and all services will be canceled, Thursday, November
28 and Friday, November 29. For further details, call 301-600-2065 or visit
www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/Transit.

For further information about Frederick County Government services, county meetings, department listings,
and other issues of interest to residents, call 301-600-9000 or visit www.FrederickCountyMD.gov.