Here's what's closed for Columbus Day holiday and what's not

The Columbus Dispatch
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Workers remove the Christopher Columbus statue on the Broad Street side of Columbus City Hall on July 1, 2020. The statue was a gift from the people of Genoa, Italy, in 1955.
Workers remove the Christopher Columbus statue on the Broad Street side of Columbus City Hall on July 1, 2020. The statue was a gift from the people of Genoa, Italy, in 1955.

Today is Columbus Day. Because of the federal holiday:

  • Post offices are closed and regular mail will not be delivered.

  • Federal and state offices are closed.

  • City of Columbus offices will be open as the city discontinued observing the holiday of its namesake in 2018, moving the paid day off to Veterans Day instead. Trash collection will occur as scheduled, and parking meters and services are in effect.

  • Most Franklin County offices will be open since the county commissioners in 2020 moved that paid holiday off to Juneteenth. However, it is suggested that you call first if going there since not elected row officers control their own offices.

  • Ohio State University is open, having moved the paid holiday off to the Friday after Thanksgiving on Nov. 25.

  • Columbus State Community College is open.

  • Columbus Metropolitan Library branches are open, though it refers to the federal holiday as Indigenous Peoples' Day.

  • Central Ohio Transit Authority offices is operating on a Sunday schedule and Northway Express and Routes #523, #524, & #525 are not operating.

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Here's what's closed for Columbus Day holiday and what's not