Wednesday, February 7 – Code Orange – PGCPS schools and offices will open with two-hour delay

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 – Code Orange – Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) – Schools and offices will open with a two-hour delay. Emergency personnel are not eligible for liberal leave and must report to work on time.

  • There will be no work-study transportation. (Those students should not report to school.)
  • There will be no half-day Early Childhood Center (ECC), half-day Special Education Programs, or half-day PreK.
  • Any other school program requiring transportation prior to 12 noon will NOT have transportation, including Howard B. Owens Science Center,JA Finance Park, and William S. Schmidt Center (Camp Schmidt)
  • All field trips will be cancelled.
  • Food Services will offer breakfast.

Updates available at www.pgcps.org. View additional weather information.


Miércoles, 7 de febrero de 2018 – Código naranja – Las escuelas comenzarán dos horas después del horario normal. El personal de emergencia no es eligible para tomar licencia liberal, y debe presentarse a trabajar puntualmente.

  • No habrá transporte para el programa Work-Study. (Esos estudiantes no deben reportarse a la escuela).
  • No habrán programas de medio día (PreK), ni en los Centros de Educación Temprana (ECC), o ni los Programas de Educación Especial. Programas del día completo empezaran dos horas demoradas.
  • Todo programa escolar que requiera transporte antes del mediodía NO lo tendrá, incluido el Centro de Ciencias Howard B. Owens, el JA Finance Park y el Centro William S. Schmidt (Campamento Schmidt)..
  • Todos los viajes fuera de las escuelas (field trips) serán cancelados.
  • Se ofrecerá el desayuno.
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Prince George’s County Announces Office Closures for Presidents’ Day

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The Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DoE) announces the following services and facilities will close or be suspended on Monday, February 19, 2018.  

Facility/Service February 19
Animal Services Facility
(3750 Brown Station Road)
Closed
Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill Open
Brown Station Road Public Convenience Center Open
Electronics Recycling Acceptance Site
(Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill)
*Closed
Household Hazardous Waste Acceptance Site
(Located at the Brown Station Road Sanitary Landfill)
*Closed
Missouri Avenue Solid Waste Acceptance and Recycling Center Open
Prince George’s County Organics Composting Facility Open
Prince George’s County Materials Recycling Facility (1000 Ritchie Road) Open
Bulky Trash Collection
(By appointment only)
No Collection
(Collections resume Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018)
Trash Collection in County-Contracted Areas Regular collections occur
Tuesday, Feb. 20 – Friday, Feb. 23, 2018

Curbside Recycling Collection Regular collections occur
Tuesday, Feb. 20 – Friday, Feb. 23, 2018
County Yard Trim Collections Regular collections occur
Monday, Feb. 19, 2018

*Facility only open Thursday, Friday and Saturday*

TheBus, a public transit service operated by the Prince George’s County Department of Public Works and Transportation, will provide regular service on all routes, except Route 51 (service to the Equestrian Center/Courthouse) on Monday, February 19, 2018. The County’s Call-A-Bus service, including dialysis transportation, will not operate on Monday, February 19, 2018. Regular operations of the Call-A-Busservices will resume on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. 

The Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2018. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.

Prince George’s CountyClick 3-1-1 will also be closed on Monday, February 19, 2018 and will return to normal operations on Tuesday, February 20, 2018.  However, residents can still submit service/issue requests online at www.countyclick311.com/

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Democratic Central Community Forum Flyer

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