Garbage and curbside recycling pickup will be a day late starting Wednesday, with Friday's pickup occurring on Saturday due to the Christmas holiday. Please have your carts out at the point of collection by 6 AM on your collection day. See more information regarding other City closures.

City Closures Planned for Memorial Day

Brian Coddington, 509.625.6740


Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 8:31 a.m.


In observance of the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 25, the Waste-to-Energy facility will be closed, and garbage pickup and curbside recycling will be a day late all week, with normal Friday pickup planned for Saturday.

City of Spokane employees will not be available for phone or online customer service needs on Memorial Day. That includes developer services and permit functions, 3-1-1 inquiries, utility billing questions, and records requests. Spokane Municipal Court also is closed Monday.

The Spokane City Council meetings for the week of May 25 have been cancelled.  The Council will hold its next weekly meeting on Monday, June 1, at 3:30 p.m.  Meetings currently are shown live on CityCable 5, the City’s government-access cable station, and are streamed on the web at www.spokanecity.org.

The City’s golf courses and park open spaces will be open with appropriate social distancing.

Other City facilities, including City Hall, the City’s libraries, playgrounds, and Riverfront Park attractions, remain closed as part of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Charges for parking at metered spaces are currently suspended.