As we skate into the heart of the holiday season, residents should take note of the adjusted operating hours for city offices. Heads up, folks—planning is critical if you're relying on city services during this festive time. The City of Tombstone has updated its holiday schedule, as reported on its official website. Before you set out to get your permits or any other city hall errands, let's look over those modified hours.
If you're aiming to truly get any city-related business sorted before Santa's arrival, you'll want to plan around the early closures. City offices will be winding down operations and closing at noon this coming Friday, December 19. Similarly, they've decided to also shut their doors early on Christmas Eve, December 24, and New Year's Eve, December 31, each capping off the work day at the halfway mark, 12 PM. Please arrange to conduct any city business well before these cut-off times.
For those who might procrastinate—beware. The city offices will not be open on Thursday, December 25, and Friday, December 26, in observance of Christmas. The same goes for New Year's Day, Thursday, January 1; the offices will be closed as well. According to the City of Tombstone's announcement, the full list of holiday hours is as follows:
- Friday, December 19: 8 AM to 12 PM
- Monday, December 22: 8 AM to 5 PM
- Tuesday, December 23: 8 AM to 5 PM
- Wednesday, December 24: 8 AM to 12 PM
- Thursday, December 25: Closed
- Friday, December 26: Closed
- Wednesday, December 31: 8 AM to 12 PM
- Thursday, January 1: Closed
The trimmed schedules are a gentle reminder of the year's ebbing—a time to hastily wrap up affairs at the municipal level, to nestle into the comforts of home and hearth. It's a balancing act: savoring the festivity while neatly tying up the loose ends bred through the year's bureaucracy. As the city staff prepares to take their well-deserved break, they continue to serve the public during a notably busy season up until the final moments of 2025, as per the City of Tombstone.
