Pasco County Government Offices Will Close for the Holidays

Pasco County government employees got an early Christmas present Dec. 20 when the commission voted to close down for an extra day off in honor of the holidays.

That extra day means that Land O' Lakes residents hoping to get a little business done with the county on Friday or Monday just might be out of luck. The county now intends to close most of its offices and suspend many services throughout the long holiday weekend – starting Friday, Dec. 23 and running through Monday, Dec. 26.

Most agencies will open for business as usual on Tuesday, Dec. 27.

Here’s a breakdown of who is closed and when:

• Pasco County Tax Collector’s, Property Appraiser's and Supervisor of Elections offices – These will all close Dec. 23-26.
• Pasco County courts - They will be open Dec. 23, along with the Clerk and Comptroller's Office. They will close Dec. 24-26.
• All Pasco County libraries – The libraries will shut down after normal hours Thursday, Dec. 22, and won’t reopen until Dec. 27.
• Recreation complexes – These will be closed Dec. 23-26, but parks and beaches will remain open for public use from dawn to dusk on those days.
• Animal Services –This agency will be open Dec. 24 from noon until 4:30 p.m. to allow for last-minute holiday adoptions. It will close Dec. 25-26. For more information, call 813-929-1217.
• Pasco County Public Transportation – The buses will observe a normal schedule on Friday, Dec. 23 and until 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 24. PCPT will be closed on Christmas Day and Monday, December 26, 2011. Service will resume as normal on Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011.
• The Pasco County Resource Recovery Facility and the East Pasco Transfer Station – These will be open to the public on Dec. 23-24. They will both close to the general public Dec. 25-26. Licensed commercial haulers, however, will be able to access the sites.

Emergency services such as police and fire will remain open during the Christmas holiday.

Editor's note: This article was updated at 1:47 p.m. Dec. 21 to include Animal Service's new holiday hours.