What's Open, What's Closed for Christmas 2014 in Elkridge

Many county government offices and town services will be closed all day or open with reduced hours between Wednesday, Dec. 24, and Friday, Jan. 2.

Find the hours of local community centers along with rescheduled trash and recycling pick-ups below.

Courtesy of Howard County Government:

• Government Offices
  Closed from Thursday, Dec. 25, through Friday, Jan. 2.
  
  
• Senior Centers
  Closed from Thursday, Dec. 25, through Friday, Jan. 2.
  
  
• County Parks
  Open, but not staffed, on Thursday, Dec. 25
  Open and staffed on Friday, Dec. 26, through Friday, Jan. 2.
  
  

• Cedar Lane Activity Room
  Closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan 2.
  Open for permitted events on Wednesday, Dec. 24 until 5 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 26, through Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 5 p.m.

• Schooley Mill Activity Room
  Closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2.
  Open for permitted events on Wednesday, Dec. 24 until 5 p.m., and Friday, Dec. 26, through Wednesday, Dec. 31 at 5 p.m.

• Kiwanis-Wallas Hall
  Closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 26, Sunday, Dec. 28, through Friday, Jan. 2, and Sunday, Jan. 4.
  Open for permitted events on Wednesday, Dec. 24 until 5 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 27, and Saturday, Jan. 3.

• Gary J. Arthur Community Center
  Closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24, at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 25, all day, Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 5 p.m. and all day on Thursday, Jan. 1.
  Open on Friday, Dec. 26, through Tuesday, Dec. 30, and Friday, Jan. 2.

• Historic Sites
  Closed on Wednesday, Dec. 25, through Friday, Jan. 2.

• Meadowbrook Athletic Complex
  Closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24 at Noon and all day on Thursday, Dec. 25, Sunday, Dec. 28, and Thursday, Jan. 1.
  Open for permitted events on Friday, Dec. 26, Saturday, Dec. 27, Monday, Dec. 29, through Wednesday, Dec. 31, and Friday, Jan. 2.

• North Laurel Community Center
  Closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m., all day on Thursday, Dec. 25, Tuesday, Dec. 31, at 5 p.m. and all day on Wednesday, Jan. 1.
  Open on Thursday, Dec. 26, through Tuesday, Dec. 30, and Friday, Jan. 2.

• Robinson Nature Center
  Closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, Monday, Dec. 29, and Tuesday, Dec. 30.
  Open on Friday, Dec. 26, through Sunday, Dec. 28, Wednesday, Dec. 31, and Friday, Jan. 2.

• Roger Carter Community Center
  Closed on Wednesday, Dec. 24 at 5 p.m., all day on Thursday, Dec. 25, Wednesday, Dec. 31, at 5 p.m., and Thursday, Jan. 1.
  Open on Friday, Dec. 26, through Tuesday, Dec. 30, and Friday, Jan. 2.

• Trash/Recycling Collection
  No Pick-Up on Thursday, Dec. 25 or Thursday, Jan. 1.
  Normal scheduled Pick-Up on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 31.
  Note that a slide schedule is in effect on Friday, Dec. 26, Saturday, Dec. 27, Friday, Jan. 2, and Saturday, Jan. 3.
  >> Learn more about the holiday slide schedule online.

• Landfill
  Closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, and Thursday, Jan. 1.
  Open with limited hours on Wednesday, Dec. 24. Open from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  Open with regular, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m hours on Friday, Dec. 26, through Saturday, Dec. 27, as well as Monday, Dec. 29, through Wednesday, Dec. 31, and Friday, Jan. 2, through Saturday, Jan. 3.
  For scheduling details, visit the Alpha Ridge Landfill webpage.

• Animal Shelter
  Closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 26, Saturday, Dec. 27, and Thursday, Jan. 1.
  Open on Wednesday, Dec. 24, Monday, Dec. 29 through Wednesday, Dec. 31, and Friday, Jan. 2.
  For hours of operation during the holidays, call 410-313-2780.

• Circuit and District Courts
  Closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 26, Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2.
  Open on Wednesday, Dec. 24, and Wednesday, Dec. 31.

• Regional Transit Agency (RTA)
  No service on Thursday, Dec. 25, and Thursday, Jan. 1.
  Regular service runs on Wednesday, Dec. 24, Friday, Dec. 26, through Wednesday, Dec. 31, and Friday, Jan. 2.
  For RTA route information, call the Customer Service Line at 1-800-270-9553 or visit the Regional Transit Agency online.

The 9-1-1 Center, Police and Fire departments remain staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For emergencies, call 9-1-1; for non-emergencies, please call 410-313-2200.

County offices will re-open at regular business hours on Monday, Jan. 5.