County reports on schedule for upcoming holiday
Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed on Dec. 22 and 25 in observance of the Christmas 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. 23. Normal hours will resume on Dec. 26. 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 Dec. 25. Normal service will resume on Dec. 26. Administrative offices at LeeTran’s headquarters on Metro Parkway will be closed on Dec. 22. For specific route and schedule information, visit www.rideleetran.com.
– PARKS & RECREATION
Beaches, boat ramps, parks and preserves will remain open from Dec. 22-25. Pools will be closed from Dec. 23-26; normal hours will resume on Dec. 27. The administration office will be closed on Dec. 22 and 25; normal hours will resume on Dec. 26. The recreation centers — North Fort Myers, Veterans and Estero — will be closed from Dec. 23 to Jan. 7 for scheduled annual maintenance; they will reopen on Jan. 8. For alternative parks sites, visit www.leeparks.org.
– SOLID WASTE
All garbage, recycling and yard waste collections in unincorporated Lee County, the city of Bonita Springs and town of Fort Myers Beach will take place one day after the regularly scheduled collection day for the entire week beginning on Dec. 26. If the regular collection day is Monday, the collection truck will pick up that material on Tuesday.
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. 22 and 25. The Resource Recovery Facility in Buckingham will be closed on Dec. 25, but open on Dec. 22-23. The Lee-Hendry Landfill and the LaBelle Transfer Station will be open on Dec. 22 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Dec. 23 from 7 a.m. to noon.