For residents planning to take care of end-of-year city business or wondering about service changes during the festive period, there's news from the city. According to a recent social media post from the City of South Milwaukee's page, the City Hall offices will take a brief hiatus, closing their doors to the public on December 31 and January 1.
There's still a chance for locals to pay their taxes before the year flips its final page; the announcement indicates "Tax Collection will be available on Wednesday, December 31st, from 7:30 am - 2:00 pm." Adjustments are being made to waste services, with garbage and recycling collection scheduled for December 31 now set to be picked up on Friday, January 2nd and likewise collections that would ordinarily have happened on Thursday, January 1, are now rescheduled for Saturday, January 3, proving that even amidst the celebratory season the mechanisms of municipal management can still press pause without coming to a complete halt.
For those taking on the task of waste management themselves, the Self Deposit Station (SDS) adheres to its winter schedule, opening on Tuesdays from 11:30 am - 5:30 pm and Saturdays from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, and it's noted that "During the holidays, SDS will be open as normal," offering a steady presence in a sea of holiday schedule shifts, according to the City of South Milwaukee.
Essential to any community's fabric, emergency services remain unwavering in their commitment, the city reassuring its citizens that these critical operations will "continue as normal during the holidays." This promise stands as a quiet testament to the dedicated forces that work tirelessly, even as the city around them takes a collective in-breath to welcome the new year, so the heartbeat of our fullest safety and security never skips a beat.
