County reports on schedules for upcoming holiday
Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed on May 27 in observance of Memorial 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 May 27. It will resume regular business hours on May 28.
– LEETRAN
LeeTran will not run bus, trolley or Passport service on May 27. Services will resume on May 28. Route schedules and maps are available at www.rideleetran.com.
– LIBRARIES
Lee County Library System branches, including the Captiva Memorial Library, will be closed on May 27. Each location will resume regular operating hours on May 28. The library is always available online at www.leelibrary.net/online.
– PARKS & RECREATION
Lee County Parks & Recreation offices and recreation centers will be closed on May 27 and will reopen on May 28. Parks, pools and preserves will remain open on May 27. For a list of open locations, hours and amenities, 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 for the week beginning on May 27. If the regular collection day is Monday, the truck will pick up material on Tuesday. Tuesday’s regularly scheduled pickups will occur on Wednesday and so on for the rest of the week through June 1. Regular collection schedules will resume on June 3.
Lee County Solid Waste facilities and offices will be closed on May 27. 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 holiday weekend activities.