Many city-operated libraries and parks will open to provide warmth for vulnerable residents. But other facilities and services will close for a couple days.
SAN ANTONIO — This weekend’s winter weather and concerns of hazardous driving conditions have pushed Bexar County and the City of San Antonio to close non-essential facilities and pause some services Sunday and Monday.
County parks and BiblioTech locations will be closed until Tuesday, and local court hearing dockets set for Sunday and Monday will also be rescheduled to later dates.
San Antonio officials said Saturday night that city meetings scheduled for Monday are canceled. The following city-operated facilities will be closed until Tuesday:
- Pre-K 4 SA education centers and corporate office, as well as head start and early head start programs.
- Bitters Recycling Center off Wurzbach
- Bulky waste drop-off centers on Bitters, Frio City Road and Rigsby
- Household hazardous waste drop-off center off Culebra
- Animal Care Services shelter
- San Antonio Municipal Court
- Metro Health clinics and offices
- Carver Community Cultural Center
- Alamodome box office and offices
- La Villita and Market Square administrative offices
- Office of the City Clerk, including Vital Records
- Culture Commons Gallery at Plaza de Armas
- Centro de Artes Gallery at Market Square
- Spanish Governors Palace
Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones on Saturday morning encouraged residents away from inessential travel over the following 48 hours, amid the most severe cold snap of the season so far for the Alamo City.
Critical services and emergency personnel will continue to operate , including police and fire departments; Public Works, ACS enforcement, 311 (now extended to around-the-clock through Monday), the San Antonio International Airport and Homeless Outreach Teams.
Bexar County and the City of San Antonio also continues to operate its respective warming shelters and resiliency hubs, 11 of which can be found around the community. And city-operated libraries, parks, community centers and senior centers will remain open to operate as warming locations for those needing the resource during normal operating hours.