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Date of BOCC Meeting: January 14, 2019
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1. Durham City-County Martin Luther King, Jr. Employee Observance Program - Durham City and County governments collaborate annually for a Martin Luther King, Jr. Employee Observance Program.
The 14th Annual program is scheduled for noon on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Organized each year in celebration of Dr. King's legacy and progressive ideals, this year's program will be held at First Presbyterian Church, 305 E. Main St., in downtown Durham. Free and open to the public, the event includes remarks from local leaders and elected officials, with musical selections by the Durham City-County MLK Employee Choir. The newly sworn in North Carolina Supreme Court Justice Anita Earls will be the keynote speaker. Justice Earls is a former civil rights attorney and professor.
For more information about the event contact the Durham County Manager's Office at 919-560-0000 or email publicinformationoffice@dconc.gov.
2. Durham County Government will observe the Martin Luther King Jr., holiday on Monday, January 21, 2019. On this day, non-essential offices for the County will be closed. All County offices will reopen and resume normal hours of operation on Tuesday, January 22nd.
3. Durham County General Services County Convenience Sites - The Durham County General Services Department will close its four Solid Waste and Recycling Convenience Sites on January 21st. Durham County residents with a current 2018-2019 solid waste decal can resume disposal of garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulky items on January 22nd beginning at 7 a.m.
A reminder, live Christmas trees are accepted in the yard waste containers at the Bahama, Redwood, and Parkwood Convenience Sites. All decorations must be removed.
4. Roadside Recycling Collection - The Durham County roadside recycling collection (Schedule B - South of the Eno River) for the week of January 21st will not chan...
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