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From the Mayor’s Office:
“Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser announced DC Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 27. Families with students enrolled at a public charter school should expect to hear directly from their school and can also check here to see if their school has changes to their operating posture.
DC Government will open at 10:00 a.m. Supervisors are encouraged to allow liberal leave for employees due to weather conditions.
DC Public Library (DCPL) will open the following locations from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.: Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, Mt. Pleasant Library, Tenley-Friendship Library, Anacostia Library, Lamond-Riggs/Lillian J. Huff Library, Woodbridge Library, Dorothy I. Height/Benning, and Southwest library.
Residents and customers are encouraged to check other District agency websites for any adjustments to facility or programming schedules.
There will be no household trash, recycling, and food waste collection on Tuesday, January 27. The Department of Public Works (DPW) plans to announce an updated trash collection posture in the coming days.
As the Snow Team continues clearing roads, the snow emergency has been extended through Wednesday, January 28 at 9:30 a.m. While the snow emergency is in effect, motorists may not park on snow emergency routes and vehicles parked on these routes may be towed. Find a map of the snow emergency routes at snow.dc.gov. To learn where a vehicle has been towed, call the Towed Vehicle Locator office at 202-541-6083, or go to dpw.dc.gov/page/booting-and-impoundment.
An Extreme Cold Alert remains in effect, and the District is entering a period of extended extreme cold. The District opens Hypothermia Shelters to ensure there are warm, safe places to be for anyone experiencing homelessness. For a list of shelters and other information about hypothermia season, visit cold.dc.gov.
Residents are also encouraged to stay vigilant and help neighbors experiencing homelessness in need of shelter by calling the Shelter Hotline. To request free, accessible transportation for yourself or someone else, call the Shelter Hotline at 202-399-7093 or by dialing 311. If you believe there is an immediate medical emergency, call 911.”