In observance of the New Year’s holiday, Suffolk City offices will be closed Friday, December 31, 2021 and will reopen for normal operations on Monday, January 3, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. The City observes all State-designated holidays. New Year’s Day is considered a holiday for the Commonwealth of Virginia and all State offices are closed on this day.
The Suffolk Public Works Department will pick up trash as regularly scheduled the period of December 28th through December 31st. TFC Recycling will also conduct their normal recycling collection routes the period of December 28th through December 31st. The 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 514-7630.
From December 28, 2021 through January 7, 2022, the Suffolk Department of Public Works Refuse Division will collect all Christmas trees and boxes as a special collection. During this time, Christmas trees and boxes will not be counted towards the 12 free special collections. Any Christmas trees put out for collection after January 7, 2022 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 and the Regional Landfill will be closed on Saturday, January 1, 2022. SPSA facilities will resume regular business hours on Sunday, January 2, 2022.
Suffolk Transit will not operate on Saturday, January 1, 2022.
All Suffolk Joint Use Recreation Centers (Mack Benn Jr., Booker T. Washington, Kings Fork, Creekside, Northern Shores and Oakland) will close Monday, December 20th and remain closed until Monday, January 3, 2022. The East Suffolk Recreation Center and Whaleyville Recreation Center will close Friday, December 31st and will reopen Monday, January 3, 2022. The Suffolk Parks & Recreation Administration Office will be closed Friday, December 31st.
Suffolk’s four major parks (Lone Star Lakes, Constant’s Wharf, Sleepy Hole, and Bennett’s Creek) will remain open Friday, December 31st. However, no park attendant will be on duty.
The Suffolk Art Gallery will be closed Friday, December 31st and remain closed until Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
All Suffolk City Libraries (Morgan Memorial, North Suffolk, Chuckatuck) will be closed Friday, December 31, 2021 and Saturday, January 1, 2022. Morgan Memorial and North Suffolk Libraries will reopen at 10 a.m. on Monday, January 3, 2022.
The Suffolk Visitor Center and Suffolk Seaboard Station Railroad Museum will be closed Saturday, January 1, 2022. The Visitor Center will reopen at 9 a.m. and the Railroad Museum at 10 a.m. on Sunday, January 2, 2022.
The Suffolk Executive Airport terminal will be closed on Saturday, January 1, 2022 and will be unmanned Friday, December 31st. The airfield and self-service fuel island will remain open during this time. The restaurant will be closed on Saturday, January 1, 2022.