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Offices close for holiday

Government offices, post offices and some Chattanooga-area businesses will be closed Monday in observance of Independence Day.

Chattanooga, Hamilton County and Tennessee government offices also will be closed.

Chattanooga will collect garbage and recyclables on Monday as scheduled. Containers must be placed curbside before 7 a.m. on collection day.

Garbage normally collected Monday in East Ridge will be collected Tuesday for those who live from Ringgold Road to South Terrace and collected Wednesday for those who live from Ringgold Road to the state line.

There will be no brush services in East Ridge on Monday through July 9.

East Ridge city and community services offices are closed Monday and will return to normal operation Tuesday.

There will be no CARTA bus service or CARTA Care-A-Van service Sunday. The downtown shuttle will operate on a Sunday schedule. CARTA services will resume their regular weekday schedules Monday.

The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway will be open 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday and Monday.

For more information about CARTA’s routes, schedules and services, call the CARTA information line at 423-629-1473 or visit the website at www.gocarta.org.

Refuse collection centers in Chattanooga will be open Sunday and Monday as scheduled. The wood recycling center will be closed.

Recycling convenience centers at Warner Park, John A. Patten Recreation Center and Brainerd Road will be closed Monday. Locations at Access Road and Batters Place Drive will be open.

If you are unsure of your garbage collection day, call 311 or 425-6311.