Fargo residents advised of Labor Day closures and temporary changes to sanitation and public transportation services
Fargo, North Dakota – Several City of Fargo offices, facilities, and public services will be closed Monday, September 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday, with normal public operations expected to resume the following day.
City offices, Fargo Municipal Court, Fargo Cass Public Health and every Fargo Public Library branch will be closed for the holiday. The Fargo Cass Public Health closure also includes its WIC services and clinic.
Those facilities are scheduled to reopen to the public Tuesday, September 8.
Monday garbage collection moves to Tuesday
Labor Day will also result in a temporary adjustment to Fargo’s sanitation schedule.
Garbage and recycling that would normally be collected Monday, September 7, will instead be picked up Tuesday, September 8. However, routes normally scheduled from Tuesday through Friday will remain on their regular schedules.
Residents are encouraged to have their garbage and recycling bins ready for collection by 8 a.m. Officials noted that the change involving Monday’s routes could lead to slight delays in pickup.
The Fargo Sanitary Landfill and Household Hazardous Waste Facility will also be closed Monday.
Public transportation will be affected as well. MATBUS offices and the Ground Transportation Center will close for Labor Day, and neither regular bus nor paratransit service will operate Monday. MATBUS services are scheduled to resume Tuesday, September 8.
The public lobbies at Fargo Police Department Headquarters, located at 105 25th St. N., and Fargo Fire Department Station 1 at 637 NP Ave. will also be closed Monday.
Despite those lobby closures, police officers and firefighters will continue providing full public safety protection throughout the Labor Day holiday. Regular city operations and affected public services are expected to resume Tuesday.
