Politics & Government
Memorial Day: What's Open, What's Closed in Renton?
Post Office, City Hall, library, schools closed on Memorial Day; bus service will run on a Sunday schedule; and garbage collection will continue as usual.
Memorial Day is Monday, May 30; here is a list of what’s open and what government offices are closed.
If you're planning to travel, check out the Washington State Department of Transportationweb pages to plan your route. You can expect heavy traffic on Friday and Monday particularly along I-90 Snoqualmie Pass, US 2 Stevens Pass, Interstate 5 near the U.S./Canadian border and I-5 between Olympia and Tacoma.
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Metro Transit: will operate on a Sunday schedule for Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. For Metro bus service, if a bus route does not normally operate on Sunday, there will be no service on Memorial Day. All Metro offices will be closed on the holiday, including the customer information phone lines. You can use the online Trip Planner for travel assistance.
Libraries: All King County Library System libraries (including , andFairwood) will be closed for the holiday, so make sure to before the holiday. If you're a teen and looking for something fun to do over the holiday, .
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Schools: All Schools are closed for Memorial Day. Have fun and celebrate safely, kids!
Renton : will be closed. The next meeting is scheduled for June 6 at 7 p.m. It'll be a full schedule since the . The , among others, will be on the agenda. Check back on Patch for the Council agenda, which will post next Thursday.
Post Office: All U.S. Post Office locations will be closed in observance of the Memorial Day Holiday.
Garbage Collection: Don't forget to put the garbage out on Sunday morning. Waste Management will follow its regular Monday schedule for recycling, garbage and food/yard waste collection.
*Also on Monday, June 2, these state offices will be closed because of the state budget shortfall (as reported by the state Office of Financial Management):
- Board of Accountancy
- Commission on African-American Affairs
- Agriculture
- Archeology and Historic Preservation
- Arts Commission
- Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs
- Commerce
- Conservation Commission
- Corrections
- Council for Children and Families
- Criminal Justice Training Commission
- Early Learning
- Eastern Washington Historical Society
- Ecology
- Office of Education Ombudsman
- Environmental Hearings Office
- Office of the Family and Children’s Ombudsman
- Fish and Wildlife
- Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board
- General Administration
- Growth Management Hearing Boards
- Health
- Health Care Authority
- Higher Education Coordinating Board
- Commission on Hispanic Affairs
- Washington Historical Society
- Horse Racing Commission
- Human Rights Commission
- Indeterminate Sentence Review Board
- Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs
- Information Services
- Liquor Control Board (liquor stores will remain open)
- Military Department
- Commission for National and Community Service
- Personnel
- Pollution Liability Insurance Agency
- Printing
- Public Disclosure Commission
- Puget Sound Partnership
- Recreation and Conservation Office
- Department of Retirement Systems
- Citizen Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials
- Sentencing Guidelines Commission
- Social and Health Services
- Board of Tax Appeals
- Traffic Safety Commission
- Transportation Improvement Board
- Utilities and Transportation Commission
- Veterans Affairs
- Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board
Sources: Government and company websites.
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