News Flash

All nonemergency City of Victoria offices will close Monday, Dec. 25, and Tuesday, Dec. 26, in observance of Christmas.

Offices also will close Monday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year’s Day.

VICTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY

The Victoria Public Library will close Dec. 25-26 and Jan. 1.

TRASH, YARD WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES

Garbage and curbside recycling scheduled for Monday, Dec. 25, will be collected Saturday, Dec. 23.

Yard waste will not be collected Dec. 25-30 to accommodate extra garbage collection services.

Residents who have extra garbage from the holiday season that does not fit into the provided bin may place the excess garbage in standard trash cans or in plastic trash bags. The excess garbage will be picked up on regularly scheduled garbage collection days Dec. 26-29. Extra holiday garbage from Monday, Dec. 25, will be collected on Saturday, Dec. 30.

After this courtesy pickup time, all trash must again be placed inside the city-provided trash bins, and the lid must be able to close. Residents should not place the additional cans and bags within 5 feet of the gray city-provided bin. All trash and garbage must be at the curb no later than 7 a.m. on the scheduled collection day. 

Live Christmas trees will be collected on residents’ regularly designated yard waste collection days beginning Tuesday, Jan. 2. Stands, lights, ornaments and other artificial materials must be removed from the tree. Artificial and flocked trees will not be accepted as yard waste. 

Garbage and curbside recycling normally picked up on Monday, Jan. 1, will be picked up on Saturday, Dec. 30.

LANDFILL AND COMPOST SITE

The landfill and the compost site will close Dec. 25 and Jan. 1.

RIVERSIDE GOLF COURSE

Riverside Golf Course will close Dec. 25. The course will be open Jan. 1.