Frederick County Government Offices And Services Closed On New Year’s Day

Offices will open back up on Tuesday, January 2.

FREDERICK, Md. – Frederick County Government offices will be closed on Monday, January 1, 2024, for the New Year’s Holiday. County offices and services will return to regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, January 2.

Clarifications to the holiday schedule:

·       Animal Control: Administrative office will be closed, and kennels will be closed for adoptions on Monday, January 1. Animal Control Officers will be available for animal related emergencies only on Monday, January 1 and on routine duty Tuesday, January 2, call 301-600-1544. For emergency situations, call 301-600-1603 or visit www.FrederickCountyMD.gov/animalcontrol.  

·       Board of Elections: Office will be closed. For further details, visit FrederickCountyMD.gov/elections or call 301-600-VOTE.

·       Department of Social Services: The office will be closed in observance of the holiday on Monday, January 1 and will open for regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, January 2. For further details, call 1-800-332-6347 or visit www.dhs.maryland.gov.

·       Division of Solid Waste and Recycling: The Reich’s Ford Road Facility, including the Transfer Station, Yard Waste and Compost Programs, Citizens Convenience Center, and Recycling Center, will be closed New Year’s Day with operations resuming Tuesday, January 2 at 7AM. Due to the holiday closure, recycling collection will slide one day, with Monday’s collection sliding to Tuesday, Tuesday to Wednesday, Wednesday to Thursday, Thursday to Friday, Friday to Saturday. With the holidays DSWR reminds residents to download the Recycle Coach App to keep track of these changes.

·       Health Department: All offices will be closed on Monday, January 1. For further details, call 301-600-1029 or visit Health.FrederickCountyMD.gov.

·       Frederick County Public Libraries: Libraries will be closed on Sunday, December 31st, and Monday, January 1Curbside pickup and telephone reference will not be available. For further details, call 301-600-1630 or visit www.fcpl.org.

·       Frederick County Courts and State’s Attorney’s Office: District and Circuit Courts will be closed in observance of the holiday on Monday, January 1 and will open during regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, January 2.

·       Liquor Board: Offices will be closed. For further details, call 1-301-600-2984 or visit https://www.frederickcountymd.gov/1291/Liquor-Board.

·       Transit: The Transit office will be closed on Monday, January 1, and all services will be cancelled. For more information, please contact Transit by phone at 301-600-2065 Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., or by email at [email protected].

·       University of Maryland Extension Frederick County: Offices will be closed. For more information, please visit https://extension.umd.edu/locations/frederick-county.

For further information about Frederick County Government services, county meetings, department listings, and other issues of interest to residents, call 301-600-9000 or visit www.FrederickCountyMD.gov.