County reports on schedules for upcoming holiday
Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed on Dec. 29 and Jan. 1 in observance of the New Year’s holiday.
The county’s holiday schedule adjustments are as follows:
– DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES
The Lost & Found Pet Center and Pet Adoption Center, at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers, will be closed on Dec. 30. Normal hours will resume on Jan. 2. Should you be separated from your pet, check the lost pet pages on social media. Call 239-533-7387 to complete a missing pet alert and keep an eye on www.leelostpets.com.
– LEETRAN
There will be no bus, trolley, Ultra on-demand or Passport services on Jan. 1. Normal service will resume on Jan. 2. The Blue and Gold River District Trolley Lines will run until 1 a.m. on Jan. 1 to accommodate celebrations. For specific route and schedule information, visit www.rideleetran.com.
– LIBRARY SYSTEM
All library branches will be closed on Dec. 30 and Jan. 1, including the Captiva Memorial Library. Library administration and Home Borrower Services will be closed on Dec. 29 and Jan. 1. The library is always open online at leelibrary.net.
– PARKS & RECREATION
Beaches, boat ramps, parks and preserves will remain open from Dec. 29 to Jan. 1. Pools will be closed from Dec. 30 to Jan. 2; normal hours will resume on Jan. 3. The administration office will be closed on Dec. 29 and Jan. 1; normal hours will resume on Jan. 2. The recreation centers — North Fort Myers, Veterans and Estero — will be closed from now to Jan. 7 for scheduled annual maintenance; they will reopen on Jan. 8. For alternative parks sites, visit www.leeparks.org.
– SOLID WASTE
There will not be any regular garbage, recycling and yard waste collection on Jan. 1 for unincorporated Lee County, the city of Bonita Springs and town of Fort Myers Beach. If the regular collection day is Monday, the collection truck will pick up that material on Tuesday. The regular collection schedule will resume on Jan. 8.
Christmas trees that have had the stand and all lights and decorations removed, including tinsel, can be set out with regular yard waste and will be ground into mulch. All wrapping paper, except metallic, is recyclable — along with all the boxes. Plastic ribbons and bows are not recyclable.
Solid Waste offices and the Topaz Court Solid Waste Annex will be closed on Dec. 29 and Jan. 1. The Resource Recovery Facility in Buckingham will be closed on Jan. 1, but open on Dec. 29-30; it will also be open on Jan. 6. The Lee-Hendry Landfill and the LaBelle Transfer Station will be open on Dec. 29 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Dec. 30 from 7 a.m. to noon.