DPW Observes Emancipation Day, Wednesday, April 16
(Washington, DC) The DC Department of Public Works (DPW) announced today
how services will be affected in observance of Emancipation Day on
Wednesday, April 16, 2008.
Parking Enforcement: The agency will suspend enforcement of parking
meters, residential parking, and rush hour lane restrictions. It also
will suspend towing of abandoned vehicles.
Trash Collection: There will be no trash and recycling collections.
Trash and recycling collections will "slide" to the next day for the
remainder of the week.
Ft. Totten: Ft. Totten Trash Transfer Station will be closed Wednesday.
It will reopen Thursday for residents to bring their trash.
All services will resume Thursday, April 17, 2008.
To view DPW's trash and recycling holiday schedule for the remainder of
the year, visit
http://www.dpw.dc.gov
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http://www.dpw.dc.gov/>
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click on Holiday Schedule
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under the "Information" header. This information will be made available
in Amharic, Korean, Chinese and Vietnamese upon request by calling the
Mayor's Citywide Call Center at 311 or (202) 727-1000, where callers may
ask about these and other DPW services as well as services provided by
other DC government agencies.
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Nancee Lyons
Public Affairs Specialist
DC Department of Public Works
2000 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(202) 671-2637, 671-0642 (fax)
www.dpw.dc.gov
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