
In observance of Veterans Day, most City of Las Cruces offices will be closed Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. However, all emergency services, including police and fire will operate as usual.
City offices and facilities closed on Veterans Day include:
- A Fielder Memorial Safe Haven
- City Hall
- Castaneda Service Center (Parks & Recreation Administration Offices)
- East Mesa Recreation Center
- Youth Development & Diversion Learning Center
- Frank O’Brien Papen Community Center
- Las Cruces Museum System, including Branigan Cultural Center, the Museum of Art, Museum of Nature and Science, and the Railroad Museum
- Las Cruces Public Libraries, including Thomas Branigan Memorial Library and the branch library at Sage Café
- Meerscheidt Recreation Center
- Rio Grande Theatre
- All Senior Programs facilities and services
- South Central Solid Waste Authority administrative offices
- Visit Las Cruces
Operating, or open, with hours, includes:
- Solid waste collection will occur for residential and commercial customers who are scheduled for that service on Monday, November 11, 2024. The Foothills Landfill, 555 S. Sonoma Ranch Boulevard, will operate with its regular hours.
- RoadRUNNER Transit and Dial-A-Ride will operate with its usual hours. All City transit facilities will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.
- The South Central Solid Waste Transfer Station, 2865 W. Amador Ave., the Corralitos Landfill, and county collection sites will be open with regular service hours. Scheduled curbside collection services will run as normal.
- Las Cruces Natatorium Open 7:30 a.m. to noon.
- Regional Aquatic Center Open 7:30 a.m. to noon. (Upstairs Fitness Area only, Pool closed for resurfacing).
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