On early Sunday morning, mostly everyone in the United States of America will take part in an official ritual where the hour of 2 a.m. is skipped for the benefit of more light in the evenings. The Uniform Time Act of 1966 enshrined the practice of daylight saving time federal law, though Arizona and Hawaii do not move their clocks forward.
Legislation to stop the practice in Virginia once again failed to make it out of a General Assembly committee this year, as Delegate Joseph McNamara’s HB9 was continued to 2027 by the House Rules panel.
This year, the Rivanna Solid Waste Authority will try something new when they extend operating hours at the McIntire Recycling Center until 6:30 p.m.
“The change allows local residents to take advantage of the brighter evenings with the upcoming shift in time due to Daylight Saving,” reads an information release sent out at 8:34 a.m. this morning.
The cost to operate McIntire is split between Albemarle and Charlottesville with the county contributing 70 percent and the city paying the rest, according to RSWA Solid Waste Manager Phillip McKalips. He added that the center currently has between 2,500 and 3,000 users a week.
When the clocks go back shortly after Halloween night, the RSWA will revert to 5:30 p.m. closing times.
The RWSA meeting scheduled for January 27 was canceled due to an ice storm and the Board of Directors will next meet on March 24.
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