The administrative offices and customer service lobby of the Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will be closed on Tuesday, Dec. 25, and also on Tuesday, Jan. 1.
Also closed on Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 will be the Unified Government offices.
BPU will have emergency service available seven days a week. For power emergencies, customers may call 913-573-9522. For water emergencies, call 913-573-9622 from 8 a.m. to midnight on weekdays and 913-573-8522 from midnight to 8 a.m. and during weekends and holidays.
There will be no trash or recycling collection on Christmas Day, Tuesday, Dec. 25, because of the Christmas holiday. Pickup will resume one day later.
For the rest of the week, Tuesday trash collection will be on Wednesday; Wednesday collection will be on Thursday; Thursday collection will be on Friday; and Friday collection will be on Saturday.
Dec. 24 and Dec. 25 also are state and federal holidays. Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, and Christmas Day, Dec. 25, are holidays for the state of Kansas and also for federal workers.
Tuesday, Dec. 25, is a holiday for the U.S. Postal Service.