Winter Weather Updates- City Offices and Facilities Closed on Tuesday, January 7
Closures: City offices and facilities are closed again, Tuesday, January 7, due to severe winter weather.
- Essential employees are expected to work their regular shifts or alternate shifts as directed by their department head.
- Non-essential employees who are eligible for telework are expected to telework during this time.
- Alternatively, non-essential telework-eligible employees may take liberal leave as vacation leave, compensatory leave, or personal time.
- Non-essential employees who are not telework eligible will not report to work.
- All Recreation Department programs, activities, and classes are canceled for Tuesday, Jan. 7.
The City is expected to re-open on January 8, as of 8:30 am, unless an additional extended closure is required. As always, the City of Takoma Park Police Department will be open 24/7 for Emergency Services.
Collection Services: Trash, Recycling, and Food Waste routes will be delayed on Tuesday, January 7, and are expected to begin collection at 10am.
- Please use caution when setting your containers out to ensure they are on flat ground and stable and don't tip into the street before emptying them.
- The City's Monday yard waste collection program was canceled. Collection will resume Monday, January 13, 2025.
Winter Weather Response Plan
The Public Works Department has a winter weather response plan that divides the City into five snow removal zones, each with an assigned response vehicle.
- Within each zone, the streets are identified as primary or secondary streets.
- Primary streets have the most traffic and connect neighborhoods.
- Secondary streets are shorter, with fewer homes, and may include courts, alleys, or dead ends.
- Crews first clear primary streets and then proceed to the secondary streets.
Essential City staff will also be clearing sidewalks at city facilities and parks beginning in the morning and continuing until dark. Access the Snow Removal webpage to learn more about the City's response plan for winter weather.
Stay tuned for more Winter Weather Updates. Information will be provided here once available.
