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Closures due to Tropical Storm Eta

Posted at 8:27 PM, Nov 08, 2020
and last updated 2020-11-09 09:46:28-05

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COUNTY, CITY SERVICES

  • Tri-Rail service suspended
  • Palm Tran Service suspended
  • Palm Beach County waste collection suspended
  • All Palm Beach County Tax Collector offices will be closed Monday
  • Martin County tax collector office closed Monday
  • St. Lucie County tax collector office: All three locations of the St. Lucie County Tax Collector's Office will be closed on Monday. With services now being provided by appointment only, all appointments scheduled for Monday will be moved to Wednesday.
  • All Lake Worth Beach city offices will be closed Monday
  • All West Palm Beach city offices will be closed Monday
  • Athletic amenities within Jupiter Town Parks & Dog Park closed including the Skate Park, are closed until further notice. The Dog Park at Cinquez Park is also closed until further notice.
  • All Boca Raton city facilities, beaches and parks are closed Monday. City Council workshop meetings scheduled for Monday are canceled. The City Council Meetingscheduled for Tuesday at 6 p.m. is still on.
  • All public city of Boynton Beach, government facilities will be closed Monday
  • Palm Beach Gardens will be closed for business on Monday, which includes City Hall, Burns Road Community Center, Sandhill Crane Golf Club and the Tennis & Pickleball Center. The city anticipates reopening for normal operations on Tuesday.
  • Indian River County government offices to remain open. However, Indian River County pools and shooting range will be closed Monday
  • Baptist Hospital, Bethesda Hospital East, Bethesda Hospital West, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Doctors Hospital, Homestead Hospital, Mariners Hospital, South Miami Hospital and West Kendall Baptist Hospital are open and operating on normal schedules
  • Elective surgeries/outpatient procedures at Fishermen's Community Hospital & Mariners Hospital are canceled

COLLEGES

  • Palm Beach State College, all classes, remote and on-campus are closed Monday. All faculty and staff will remain home and not report to work
  • Florida Atlantic University, all classes, online and face-to-face, are canceled and on-campus non-essential operations are suspended for Monday
  • Keiser University's West Palm Beach campus, Port St. Lucie campus and West Palm Beach flagship campus, with the exception of residential students and essential personnel, will be closed on Monday
  • All Barry University classes, events and operations based out of Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties, including remote classes and operations, are suspended
  • Lynn University
  • Rennaissance
  • Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations in West Palm Beach

OTHER CLOSURES

  • Federal courts closed Monday
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Palm Beach County; All 13 Boys & Girls Clubs across Palm Beach County closed Monday
  • The Lake Worth Beach Casino Park, Beach and property is closed
  • All Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County facilities including clinics and administrative offices will be closed on Monday
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