County releases schedules for coming holiday
In observance of Labor Day, most Lee County administrative operations will be closed on Sept. 6. The county’s holiday schedule adjustments are as follows:
DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES
Domestic Animal Services, at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers, will be open for regularly scheduled hours on Sept. 4, which is from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the Lost & Found Pet Center and from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for the Pet Adoption Center. Animal Services will be closed on Sep. 6, but will resume regular business hours on Sept. 7.
LEETRAN
LeeTran will not run bus, trolley or paratransit services on Sept. 6. Services will resume on Sept. 7. Route schedules and maps are at www.rideleetran.com
LIBRARY SYSTEM
All library locations will be closed on Sept. 6. Each branch will resume regular operating hours on Sept. 7.
PARKS & RECREATION
Lee County Parks & Recreation beaches, parks, preserves, swimming pools and boat ramps are open on Sept. 6. Recreation centers and administrative offices are closed and will reopen on Sept. 7.
SOLID WASTE
Garbage, recycling and yard waste collections in unincorporated Lee County, city of Bonita Springs, village of Estero and town of Fort Myers Beach will take place one day after the regularly scheduled collection day for the entire week beginning on Sept. 6. If your regular collection day is Monday, the collection truck will pick up on Tuesday. Tuesday’s regularly scheduled pickups will occur on Wednesday and so on for the rest of the week through Sept. 11. Regular collection schedules will resume on Sept. 13.
Lee County Solid Waste facilities and offices will be closed on Sept. 6. This includes the operation at the Household Chemical Waste Collection Facility, at 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers, and the Resource Recovery Facility on Buckingham Road. The Topaz Court drop-off facility instead will be open on Sept. 11 from 8 a.m. to noon.
Solid Waste urges all residents to recycle the plastic, metal and glass from their weekend activities.
UTILITIES
The offices of Lee County Utilities, the Call Center and its drive-thru window will be closed on Sept. 6. A drop-box is on-site at the front door and another accessible via the drive-thru for payments by check.
For more information, visit www.leegov.com or on Facebook at “Lee County government.”