What's Open, Closed On Presidents Day In Arlington 2020

ARLINGTON, VA -- 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.

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

• Courts (Circuit Court, General District Court, Juvenile & Domestic Relations Court): Closed
• DMV & DMV Select: All DMV offices are closed.
• Human Services: Closed
• Libraries: Closed
• Parks & Recreation Facilities & Programs: Closed (Parks grounds are open.)
• Parking: Metered areas are not enforced. All other violations are enforced.
• Permitting and Inspection Services: Closed
• Public Schools: Closed
• Sheriff's Office: Administrative Office closed.
• Swimming Pools: See pool schedule.

Transportation:

• ART –ART 41, 42, 45, 51, 55, 77 and 87 will operate Saturday schedules. No other ART routes will operate and the ART Customer Call Center will be closed.
• STAR – The STAR Call Center will be closed on Feb. 17 and all standing order rides, except for dialysis, will be canceled. Please call before the holiday to request a trip for Feb. 17 or the day after. The Call Center will be open on Sunday, Feb. 16, from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
• Metrorail & Metrobus Schedule

Trash Pickup & Recycling:

• Trash/Recycling/Yard Waste Curbside Routes – Regular Monday service on Feb. 17
• Special Collections (Brush, Metal, E-waste) – Regular service Feb. 17
• Mulch Delivery – None Feb. 17
• Customer Contact Center – Closed Feb. 17
• HHM Facility and ECRC – Closed Feb. 17

Treasurer's Office: Closed, but CAPP payments are available online.