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Posted on: November 9, 2021

[ARCHIVED] City of Victoria closings for Veterans Day observance

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All nonemergency offices at the City of Victoria will close Nov. 11 in observance of Veterans Day.

The Victoria Public Library will be closed.

The landfill will be open 7 a.m.-4 p.m. The compost site will be open.

Garbage, curbside recycling, yard waste and/or tree limbs will be collected as normally scheduled.

Riverside Golf Course will be open.

City facility/serviceVeterans Day
Nonemergency City officesClosed
LibraryClosed
Solid Waste: trash, limb, yard waste and recycling pickupNormal pickup schedule
Compost, brush siteOpen
Victoria landfillOpen 7 a.m.-4 p.m.
Riverside Golf CourseOpen

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