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Archived News Release: May 21, 2019 - ​City of Ann Arbor government offices, including the Customer Service Center at Larcom City Hall and the 15th Judicial District Court at the Justice Center, will be closed on Monday, May 27 for the Memorial Day holiday. Safety services and utility operations will maintain 24-hour schedules throughout.

There will be no trash, recycling or compost collection in the city of Ann Arbor on Memorial Day Monday. The Monday pickups will instead occur on Tuesday, and the rest of the collections will occur one day later throughout the week. The normal Friday routes will be serviced on Saturday, June 1. Commercial customers with weekly Saturday service through the city franchise with Waste Management will receive Saturday pickups without delays.

Recycle Ann Arbor's Drop-off Station at 2950 E. Ellsworth Road is closed on Mondays, and open weekly on Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m.–6 p.m. For 24-hour information on the city's solid waste services, please visit a2gov.org/recycle.

Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation is open Memorial Day weekend! Here's a summary of what's happening in the parks on the holiday weekend …

• Canoe liveries — Gallup and Argo canoe liveries extended hours of 9 a.m.–8 p.m. begin Saturday, May 25. Find details about boat rentals, river trips and more at www.a2gov.org/canoe.

• Outdoor pools — City parks staff is busy preparing Buhr, Fuller and Veterans Memorial park pools for opening day, Saturday, May 25. Go online for daily rates, a2gov.org/pools, or purchase a pool season pass, which can be used at all three pools for all public swim times and tot splashes. Pool season passes may be purchased at all of the pools, the Parks and Recreation Customer Service Center (Cobblestone Farm, 2781 Packard Road), or are available online at a2gov.org/parksregister. Passes may also be renewed online at a2gov.org/parksregister (click “summer pool pass"). Purchase a 2019 summer pool pass by Memorial Day and receive a discount! Resident season passes for a family are $240 preseason and $265 regular season.

• Golf courses — The Easter eggs are back! When golfers make an online tee time this Memorial Day weekend, they will notice the golf courses' Easter egg special promotion is back. Leslie Park Golf Course (LPGC) will have a dozen “egg-stra" special tee times with a bonus rate of $25 for 18 holes of golf with a cart and $20 at Huron Hills Golf Course (HHGC). To schedule a tee time, visit www.a2gov.org/HHGCteetimes for HHGC and www.a2gov.org/LPGCteetimes for LPGC. On Monday, May 27 the weekday morning special continues at both courses all day: LPGC, $36 adults; $25 seniors to play 18 holes with cart; and HHGC, $29 adults, $22 seniors to play 18 holes with cart.

• Farmers Market — Saturday, May 25, the Ann Arbor Farmers Market (315 Detroit St.) is open 7 a.m.–3 p.m. for holiday weekend picnic needs and more! Then on Sunday, May 26, 10 a.m.–4 p.m., it's all about flowers and plants at the Ann Arbor Farmers Market. Flower Day combines with the artisan market to offer specials and a large selection of plants. Neighborhood businesses will host flower-themed activities; and the day also includes food trucks, live music, backyard beekeeping tips, gardening advice, kids activities and so much more. Find details at www.a2gov.org/market. ​
  

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