December 13, 2023

In observance of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, Garden Grove City Hall and the H. Louis Lake Senior Center will be closed from Monday, December 25, 2023 through Monday, January 1, 2024.

Street sweeping services will be temporarily suspended from Monday, December 25, 2023 through Monday, January 1, 2024. Street sweeping services will resume on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Trash pickup will not be provided on Monday, December 25, 2023 and Monday, January 1, 2024. Trash pickup will be delayed by one day for the remainder of those weeks.

Republic Services will provide free pick up of holiday trees for three weeks, beginning Tuesday, December 26, 2023 through Friday, January 12, 2024. Trees must be out by 7:00 a.m. on regular trash collection days. Artificial and flocked trees are not recyclable and are not eligible for the free collection, but may be disposed of in the regular trash container or by scheduling a bulky item pick up.

Garden Grove Animal Care Services will continue to operate on a normal daily basis except for December 25, 2023 and January 1, 2024, when only emergency services will be available by calling the Garden Grove Police Department Dispatch at (714) 741-5704.

For police or fire emergencies, call or text 9-1-1. Non-emergencies can be reported by calling the Garden Grove Police Department Dispatch at (714) 741-5704.

For safety emergencies, such as water main breaks or downed signals, call the Garden Grove Police Department Dispatch at (714) 741-5704.

During the holiday closure, water bills will not be due, and services will not be cut off. Water bill payments can be made online at ggcity.org/water, by phone at (888) 867-2992, or dropped off in the payment box outside Garden Grove City Hall, 11222 Acacia Parkway (cash will not be accepted).

Parking citations due during the holiday closure may be paid online by visiting pticket.com/gardengrove or by mailing a check or money order to P.O. Box 409 Tustin, CA 92781. For more information, call the Public Works Department at (714) 741-5382.

The regular Garden Grove City Council, Successor Agency, Housing Authority, and Sanitary District meetings scheduled for Tuesday, December 26, 2023, are canceled. The next scheduled Garden Grove City Council meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, at the Garden Grove Community Meeting Center, 11300 Stanford Avenue. For more information, call the City Clerk’s Office at (714) 741-5040.

For more information on street sweeping, call the Public Works Department at (714) 741-5382. For questions about holiday tree pick-ups or bulky item pickup, call Republic Services at (714) 238-3300 or visit republicservices.com.