What's Open, Closed On Presidents Day In PG County 2020

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD -- Three cheers for a three-day weekend, as Presidents Day arrives to give us a nice mid-winter break.

The holiday was actually established in 1885 to honor President George Washington. Then, as part of a Uniform Monday Holiday Act that proposed the country celebrate holidays on Mondays rather than the day they fell on the calendar so that workers could have three-day weekends, it was proposed to be changed. That didn't go over so well at first.

During debate on the bill, it was proposed that Washington's Birthday be renamed Presidents Day to celebrate the birthdays of both Washington on Feb. 22 and President Abe Lincoln's birthday on Feb. 12. Congress actually rejected the name change in 1968 version of the bill. But after the bill went into effect in 1971, Presidents Day became the commonly accepted name anyway.

All City of Bowie government offices will be closed on Monday, Feb. 17. Refuse and recycling pickups are canceled, with no make-up day scheduled for missed collection. Refuse and recycling pickup will resume on the next regularly scheduled day.

Offices in the City of Hyattsville will be closed Monday, Feb. 17, in observance of Presidents Day.

In the City of Laurel, all city and passport offices will be closed Monday in observance of Presidents Day. The adjusted trash schedule for the week of Feb. 17 follows:

• Monday’s Trash and Recycling will be picked up on Tuesday, Feb. 18 (residential and commercial).
• Tuesday’s Trash and Recycling will be picked up on Wednesday, Feb. 19 (residential only).
• Tuesday’s Commercial Trash and Recycling pickups will be unchanged.
• Wednesday, Thursday and Friday’s Trash, Recycling and Composting pickups are unchanged.
• There will be no yard debris or bulk item pickups during the week of Feb. 17.

In Greenbelt, volunteers are needed for a service-learning event on Monday, Feb. 17, from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Volunteers will learn how to protect trees from invasive species and beavers at Buddy Attick Park. Meet at the Public Works Facility, 555 Crescent Road, Greenbelt at 10:30 a.m. Contact Environmental Coordinator Kevin Carpenter-Driscoll at kdriscoll@greenbeltmd.gov for more information.

Here's a look at the type of things that are open and closed on Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 17, via Prince George's County:

Prince George's County Department of Parks and Recreation

• Indoor Pool Complexes: Open, closing at 4 p.m
• Outdoor Pool Complexes: Closed
• Regional Parks: Open
• Historic Sites: Open for rental events only
• Community Centers, Arts Centers, and Museums: Open
• Senior Activity Centers: Closed
• Sports Facilities: Open

Prince George's County Government Facilities and Services

• Animal Services Facility (3750 Brown Station Road): Closed
• Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill: Open
• Brown Station Road Public Convenience Center: Open
• Electronics Recycling Acceptance Site (Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill):
• Closed
• Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site (Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill): Closed
• Missouri Avenue Solid Waste Acceptance and Recycling Center: Open
• Prince George’s County Organics Composting Facility: Open
• Prince George’s County Materials Recycling Facility (1000 Ritchie Road): Open
• Bulky Trash Collection: (By appointment only)
• No Scheduled Collections (Collections resume Tuesday, Feb. 18)
• Trash Collection in County-Contracted Areas: Regular collections occur Tuesday, Feb. 18 – Friday, Feb. 21
• Curbside Recycling Collection: Regular collections occur Tuesday, Feb. 18 – Friday, Feb. 21
• Residential Yard Trim Collections: Regular collections occur on Monday, Feb. 1