Mayor (name not given in transcript) outlined Gardner's holiday operations, including City Hall hours, transfer station openings and curbside trash/recycling adjustments through the Christmas and New Year period.

City Hall: the mayor said City Hall will close at noon on Dec. 24 (Christmas Eve), be closed on Dec. 25 and the Friday after Christmas, close at noon on Dec. 31, be closed on Jan. 1 by law, and the city will give an additional closed day on Friday, Jan. 2. The mayor told viewers City Hall will reopen normal business hours the Monday after Jan. 2.

Transfer station: the mayor relayed the board of health schedule: the transfer station will be open 9 a.m.–3 p.m. on Christmas Eve, closed on Christmas Day and the following Friday, reopen Dec. 27 from 7 a.m.–1 p.m., closed New Year's Eve and New Year's Day, then open Jan. 2 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. and Jan. 3 from 7 a.m.–1 p.m.

Curbside trash and recycling: for Christmas week, Dec. 23 and Dec. 24 are regular pickup days; the remainder of the week shifts one day (Thursday collections fall on Friday, Friday collections on Saturday). The mayor said the same pattern applies to New Year's week: Tuesday and Wednesday regular, no collection on New Year's Day (Thursday), Friday will follow the Thursday schedule and Saturday will follow the Friday schedule.

The mayor recommended residents check the city's website and social channels for more information to avoid missed pickups or parking fines.