County reports on schedules for upcoming holiday
Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed on July 4 in observance of Independence Day.
The county’s holiday schedule adjustments are as follows:
– DOMESTIC ANIMAL SERVICES
Lee County Domestic Animal Services, at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers, will be closed on July 4. It will resume regular business hours on July 5.
– LEETRAN
LeeTran will not run bus, trolley or Passport service on July 4. Services will resume on July 5. Route schedules and maps are available at www.rideleetran.com.
– PARKS & RECREATION
Lee County Parks & Recreation offices and recreation centers will be closed on July 4 and will reopen on July 5. Parks, pools and preserves will remain open on July 4. For a list of open locations, visit www.leeparks.org.
The county asks park patrons to remember that no alcohol is permitted in county parks. It also reminds residents and visitors that the Causeway Islands Park on the Sanibel Causeway remains closed to watercraft, pedestrian and bicycle traffic due to the active construction zone.
– 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 following the July 4 holiday. If the regular collection day is Monday, pickup will be as scheduled. Tuesday’s regularly scheduled pickups will be on Wednesday. Wednesday’s pickups will occur on Thursday and so on for the rest of the week through July 8. Regular collection schedules will resume on July 10.
Lee County Solid Waste facilities and offices will be closed on July 4. It includes operations at the: Household Chemical Waste Collection Facility, at 6441 Topaz Court, Fort Myers; Resource Recovery Facility on Buckingham Road; and Lee/Hendry Regional Solid Waste Disposal Facility.
Residents are urged to recycle plastic, metal and glass containers from their holiday activities.
– TRANSPORTATION
The Lee County Department of Transportation reminds motorists the Cape Coral Bridge will be closed for the Red, White & Boom celebration from 3 a.m. July 4 through 3 a.m. July 5. Cape Coral Parkway from Del Prado Boulevard to the bridge also will be closed at that time.
Motorists are encouraged to use the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge or the U.S. 41 and Business 41 bridges.
Lee DOT will place message boards for motorists in advance of the closure; they will remain in place through the holiday and closing. Motorists should plan for an alternate route.