December 16, 2019

City Offices, Committee Adjust Schedules For New Year's Day Holiday

The Wilson School Chorus sings Christmas carols at the November 26 Wilson Park tree lighting holiday event. The Wilson School Chorus sings Christmas carols at the November 26 Wilson Park tree lighting holiday event. City Photo/Darrell Shoemaker

CITY OFFICES ADJUST SCHEDULES FOR NEW YEAR'S HOLIDAY WEEK

RAPID CITY--Officials remind the public City offices will be adjusting schedules for the New Year's Day holiday.

           CITY OFFICES: City offices are closed Wednesday, January 1.

           COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Due to the New Year's Day holiday, the next meeting of the City's Legal and Finance Committee will be held Tuesday, December 31 and will gavel in shortly after adjournment of the City's Public Works Committee meeting, which begins at 12:30 p.m. in Council Chambers. The Legal and Finance Committee meets the Wednesday prior to a City Council meeting but is being held a day early due to the holiday. The first City Council meeting of 2020 will be held January 6.

            RAPID CITY LANDFILL/TRASH COLLECTION: The Rapid City Landfill will be closed New Year's Day.  Trash collection for New Year's week includes Tuesday collections on Monday, Wednesday collections on Tuesday and normal collection on Monday, Thursday and Friday, leave out until collected.

            RAPID CITY LIBRARY: Both the downtown library and the North Library at General Beadle will close at 5 p.m. Tuesday, December 31 and will be closed New Year's Day.

            RAPID TRANSIT SERVICES:  Rapid Transit Services - including RapidRide and Dial-A-Ride services - will not be operating New Year's Day.

            RUSHMORE PLAZA CIVIC CENTER: On Tuesday, New Year's Eve Day, administrative offices will be open until 5 p.m. and the box office open until 8 p.m.  The facility is closed New Year's Day.

            ROOSEVELT PARK SWIM CENTER: The facility will operate regular hours December 29-30 and close at 5 p.m. December 31.  The facility will open at 8 a.m. New Year's Day and will operate normal hours January 1-3 with open swim time beginning at 1 p.m. all three days.

            ROOSEVELT PARK ICE ARENA: The Ice Arena will close at 4 p.m. New Year's Eve.  The facility will be open New Year's Day with 1:30-3:30 p.m. public skate time.  The facility is hosting "School's Out" sessions on December 30, 31 and January 2 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. with $6 admission including skates.  The facility is also hosting public skate times with $6 admission and $4 skate rentals from 1:30-3:30 p.m. and 6:30-9 p.m. Saturday (December 28), 2:45-5 p.m. Sunday (December 29) and 1:30-3:30 p.m. January 1, 3 and 5.

            RAPID CITY STREETS:  The Streets Department will be closed New Year's Day, however crews will be dispatched for a storm event.

            RAPID CITY REGIONAL AIRPORT:  Rapid City Regional Airport will be open, however administrative offices will be closed New Year's Day. Travelers are advised to check the status of individual flights with the airlines.

            RAPID CITY FIRE AND POLICE:  Both departments will be operating regular shift schedules during the holidays with administrative offices closed January 1.

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Thank you,

Darrell W. Shoemaker | Communications Coordinator

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