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Most Jacksonville City Offices Closed For MLK Holiday

In observance of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday most government offices for the City of Jacksonville will be closed Monday, Jan. 19. 

Below is a list of all the offices that will be closed.

  • City Hall at St. James, 117 W. Duval St.
  • Ed Ball Building, 214 N. Hogan St.
  • Jake M. Godbold City Hall Annex, 407 N. Laura St.
  • Yates Building, 231 E. Forsyth St.
    • (The Office of the Tax Collector, including all Tax Collector branch offices and The Office of the Property Appraiser)
  • Duval County Courthouse, 501 W. Adams St.
  • Supervisor of Elections office, 105 E. Monroe St.
  • Animal Care and Protective Services, 2020 Forest St.
  • Municipal Code Compliance Division, 214 N. Hogan St.
  • Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department administrativeoffices, 515 N. Julia St.
  • Parks and Recreation Department offices, 214 N. Hogan St.
  • All community and senior centers and gymnasiums managed by the Parks and Recreation Department
  • Tillie K. Fowler Regional Park Nature Center, 7000 Roosevelt Blvd.
  • Victim Services Center, 403 W. 10th St.
  • Jacksonville Children’s Commission, 1095 A. Philip Randolph Blvd.
  • Social Services Division Emergency Assistance office, 1809 Art Museum Drive
  • Right-of-Way and Stormwater Maintenance Division administrative offices, 609 St. Johns Bluff Road
  • Mowing and Landscape Maintenance Division administrative offices, 609 St. Johns Bluff Road
  • Solid Waste Division administrative offices, 1031 Superior St.
  • Household Hazardous Waste Facility, 2675 Commonwealth Ave.
  • The Ritz Theatre & LaVilla Museum, 829 N. Davis St.
  • Jacksonville Public Library (Main Library and branches)

Garbage, recycling and yard waste will be collected as normal, and the Trail Ridge Landfill will be open regular hours. Since the Household Hazardous Waste Facility will be closed, no appliance pick up will occur. 
Huguenot Memorial and Katheryn Abbey Hanna Parks will both be open normal hours. The Cecil Aquatics and the Cecil Gymnasium and Fitness Centers will both be closed for the holiday. All of the cities tennis complexes will be open normal hours. 

For more information visit the City of Jacksonville website.

Ray Hollister can be reached at rhollister@wjct.org, 904-358-6341 or on Twitter at @rayhollister.