In observance of Christmas, Suffolk City offices will close at noon, Friday, December 22 and remain closed Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Offices will reopen for normal operations on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. The City observes all State-designated holidays. Christmas is considered a holiday for the Commonwealth of Virginia and all State offices are closed on these days.

There will be no change to the trash or TFC Recycling collection schedule for the week of December 18 through December 22. For the week of December 25 through December 30, 2017, trash collection will run on a one-day delay with Tuesday’s route picked up on Wednesday, Wednesday’s route on Thursday, Thursday’s route on Friday, and Friday’s route on Saturday. TFC Recycling will also follow the holiday schedule with a one-day delay schedule the week of December 25 through December 30, 2017. Suffolk Public Works Department reminds you that trash must be placed at curbside no later than 7 a.m. on the day of collection. For more information on refuse collection, please call Public Works at 514-763

From December 27, 2017 through January 6, 2018, the Suffolk Department of Public Works Refuse Division will collect all Christmas trees and boxes as a special collection. During these two weeks, Christmas trees and boxes will not be counted towards the 12 free special collections. Any Christmas trees put out for collection after January 5, 2018 will be picked up but will count as a special collection. The trees and boxes will need to be placed at the curb the same day as the residence’s regular collection. The trees do not have to be secured and the boxes do not have to be collapsed.

The Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) Transfer Station in Suffolk will be closed on Monday, December 25, 2017. The SPSA Regional Landfill will be closed Monday, December 25, 2017.

All Suffolk Joint Use Recreation Centers (Mack Benn Jr., Booker T. Washington, Kings Fork, Creekside, Northern Shores, and Oakland) will be closed Friday, December 22, Monday, December 25, and Tuesday, December 26, 2017. The East Suffolk Recreation Center and Whaleyville Community Center will close at 12 p.m., Friday, December 22 and remain closed Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26, 2017. The Suffolk Parks & Recreation Administration Office will close at 12 p.m., Friday, December 22 and remain closed Monday, December 25 and Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Suffolk’s four major parks – Lone Star Lakes, Constant’s Wharf, Sleepy Hole, and Bennett's Creek will remain open during the holiday; however, no park attendant will be on duty.

The Suffolk Art Gallery will close at 12 p.m., Friday, December 22 and remain closed Monday, December 25, and Tuesday, December 26, 2017.

Suffolk Transit will not operate on December 25, 2017.

All Suffolk City Libraries (Morgan Memorial, North Suffolk, Chuckatuck) will close at 12 p.m., Friday, December 22 and remain closed through Tuesday, December 26, 2017. Library locations will reopen at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, December 27, 2017.

The Suffolk Tourism Visitor Center will be closed Sunday, December 24 through Monday, December 25, 2017. The Visitor Center will reopen Tuesday, December 26, 2017 at 9 a.m.

The Suffolk Executive Airport terminal will be unmanned from 12 p.m., December 22 until 8 a.m., December 27, 2017. The field and self-service fuel island will remain open during this time. Suffolk BBQ at the Airport will be closed on December 25, 2017.