All departments in City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 19, 2015 in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.  However, some City departments will operate on a regular or modified schedule for the day.  The following departments will operate as listed below:

• Sanitation crews will collect garbage and recycling on Monday, January 19.  Customers who normally have refuse collected on Monday are requested to have their collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. 

• Buses for Marion Area Transit will not be in operation on Monday, January 19.  Marion Area Transit will also be closed for training on Tuesday, January 20.

• The Marion Senior Center will be closed on Monday, January 19.

Essential services including airport, fire, and police will operate as usual.

Mayor Scott Schertzer is announcing the following closings and adjusted hours for City Offices during the upcoming holiday week: 

City Hall - Many departments in City Hall will be utilizing vacation time over the holiday period of December 24 - 26 and December 31 - January 2.  Therefore, residents are highly encouraged to call and ensure the office relevant to their needs will be open.  All offices will be closed on December 25, 26, and January 1.  Click here for a complete list of business hours for each department  in City Hall for the weeks of December 22 and December 29.

Sanitation - Sanitation collection will not take place on December 25 or January 1.  For residents with Thursday sanitation service, please have collections at curbside by 7:00 a.m. on Friday, December 26 and Friday, January 2.  Crews will collect both Thursday and Friday’s refuse on each Friday.  Sanitation crews will also begin collecting live Christmas trees on Monday, December 29.  Live Christmas trees should be placed at curbside on the resident’s garbage day.  Residents are asked to NOT wrap trees in plastic, as City crews will chip the trees at curbside for two weeks following Christmas.

Marion Area Transit - Marion Area Transit will close at 12:00 p.m. on December 24 and will remain closed through December 26.  On December 31, buses will operate normal hours and will then be closed January 1 and 2.

Senior Center - The Marion Senior Center will be closed on December 25 - 26, as well as December 31 - January 1.

Necessary services including fire, police, and airport will operate as usual.