COSM Thanksgiving Office Closures and Blue Santa Schedule
Posted by Staff | @CorridorNews
Municipal Court Closed Wednesday
City Offices Closed for Thanksgiving
City of San Marcos offices will be closed on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 27 and 28, for the Thanksgiving Holiday, with Thursday and Friday garbage collection postponed for a day.
San Marcos Municipal Court, located at the Hays County Government Center at 712 South Stagecoach Road, will be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 26 to coincide with the Hays County holiday facility closings.
Residential trash and recycling pick up by Texas Disposal Service will be rolled from Thursday to Friday and Friday’s pick up will be moved to Saturday. Residents should have containers at the curb by 7 a.m.
Facilities closed for Thursday and Friday include City Hall, Library, Activity Center, Animal Shelter, Utility Offices, Municipal Court, Parks and Recreation, Environmental Health and the Household Hazardous Waste Collection Center. The Animal Shelter will be closed from Thursday, Nov. 27 through Sunday, Nov. 30. The Activity Center will close at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 26 and open for regular hours on Saturday, Nov. 29.
The Library will be open for normal Saturday and Sunday hours. Other offices will reopen at usual times on Monday, Dec. 1.
Blue Santa Seeks New, Unwrapped Gifts for Area Kids
The San Marcos Police Department is accepting donations of money and new, unwrapped toys through Dec. 12, 2014 for its annual Blue Santa toy drive.
Toy donations may be delivered to the San Marcos Police Department, 2300 S IH-35, or any of the various businesses hosting Blue Santa Donation Barrels. Monetary donations may be taken to the San Marcos Police Department through Dec. 12.
The Blue Santa program has been delivering toys to children who might not otherwise have Christmas gifts in San Marcos since 1972. It began with police officers in uniform soliciting or purchasing toys and delivering them to children in the community. Today, the program partners with various organizations throughout the community.
This year, the San Marcos Police Department is proud to partner with Endeavor Real Estate Group, who has offered the use of the former Bealls department store location at Springtown Center, 1104 Thorpe Lane, as a base of operations for wrapping and toy distribution. Volunteers wishing to help with this year’s event may help wrap gifts from 5 to 8 p.m. during several wrapping dates:
- Tuesday, Nov. 25
- Wednesday, Dec. 3
- Wednesday, Dec. 10
- Monday, Dec. 15
- Wednesday, Dec. 17
Toy pickup is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 19. Those toys not picked up will be delivered on Saturday, Dec. 20. Blue Santa applications can be found at the San Marcos Police Department, Southside Community Center, Texas Department of Health and Human Services or by visiting www.sanmarcostx.gov/bluesanta. For more information, contact Corporal Scott Johnson at 512.754.2271 or Corporal Laray Taylor at 512.754.2270.
