Holiday will affect some government services

Friday is Independence Day. Here is how some services are affected by the federal holiday:

• Spokane County government offices, including the Spokane County Regional Animal Protection Service, will be closed.

• Spokane City Hall will be closed.

• City of Spokane parking meters do not need to be plugged.

• Garbage pickup in the city of Spokane normally scheduled for Friday will be delayed to Saturday. Waste Management and Sunshine Disposal trash service in other parts of Spokane County also will be delayed one day.

Cheney’s Friday garbage pickup will occur today.

• The Waste-to-Energy Plant and garbage transfer stations are closed Friday.

• City of Spokane pools will be open. Spokane County pools also will be open, offering sparkler popsicles to the first 100 people in the doors. At 6 p.m. Saturday the Northside and Southside Family Aquatic facilities will show “Despicable Me 2” at dusk.

• Spokane Public libraries and Spokane County libraries will be closed.

• All Idaho liquor stores are expected to be open, though the store at 1607 Northwest Blvd. in Coeur d’Alene will have adjusted hours from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.