City of Lawrence announces closings for Memorial Day observance

All city administrative offices will be closed Monday in observance of Memorial Day, according to a news release from the city.

No transit service will be available Monday. Fixed route and paratransit buses will not operate.

No yard waste collection will occur Monday. Collection will resume on Monday, June 6. No other changes are planned in the solid waste route schedules. Commercial pick-ups will run as usual.

Parking in downtown Lawrence will be free Monday.

The Outdoor Aquatic Center, 727 Kentucky St., opens on Saturday. It will be open from 1 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. on Memorial Day. The Indoor Aquatic Center, 4706 Overland Drive, will also be open Monday.

Eagle Bend Golf Course and Learning Center, 1250 East 902 Road, will be open and available for tee times.

Oak Hill Cemetery, 1605 Oak Hill Ave., Maple Grove Cemetery, intersection of U.S. highways 24 and 40, and Memorial Park Cemetery, 1517 E. 15th St., will be open to visitors from dusk to dawn during the holiday weekend. Parks and Recreation staff will be available to answer questions at Memorial Park Cemetery 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

All Recreation Centers — including Sports Pavilion Lawrence, Holcom Park Recreation Center, the Community Building and East Lawrence Recreation Center — will be open for regular hours on Monday.

The Administrative Office in South Park, 1141 Massachusetts St., and Prairie Park Nature Center, 2730 Harper St., will be closed.

There will also be no recreational classes, adult sports, special populations, lifelong recreation (50-plus), special events or youth sports held on the holiday.