Many state offices closed Dec. 31
Anyone having to take care of business with the state of Colorado before the end of 2009 should plan to do it Wednesday, as most state government offices will be closed Thursday.
The New Year’s Eve closings are one of eight unpaid furlough days that some 15,500 non-essential state personnel are being made to take in order to help close a budget shortfall this fiscal year. The furlough days are expected to save a combined total of $27.2 million.
Among the offices closed Thursday are state driver’s license offices, the attorney general’s office, state administrative offices, state history museums, Division of Wildlife service centers and the Department of Public Health and Environment’s vital records office.
Essential state services that will remain open Thursday include the state unemployment benefits office, the state judicial branch, the Treasurer’s Office, the Secretary of State’s Office, Colorado State Parks and the transportation department’s snow plows and maintenance crews.
State offices also will be closed Friday for New Year’s Day.