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County reports on schedules for Labor Day holiday

By Staff | Aug 26, 2022

Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed on Sept. 5 in observance of Labor Day.

The county’s holiday schedule adjustments are as follows:

• Domestic animal services

Animal Services, at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers, will be closed on Sept. 5 and will resume regular business hours on Sept. 6.

• LeeTran

LeeTran will not run regular bus, trolley or paratransit service on Sept 5. Regular service will resume on Sept. 6. Route schedules and maps are available at www.rideleetran.com.

• Parks & Recreation

Lee County Parks & Recreation centers and administrative offices will be closed on Sept. 5 and will reopen on Sept. 6.

The county asks park patrons to remember that no alcohol is permitted in county parks.

For people who plan to visit the Causeway Island Park, staff reminds them to stay safe and be courteous. Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies will enforce the county’s noise ordinance; keep music volumes reasonable. No motorized vessels, such as personal watercraft, can be launched from the beaches; boat ramps are available on both sides of the causeway. Park hours are from dawn until dusk, and deputies and rangers will enforce the hours for safety. Increased staffing is planned.

For more information, visit www.leeparks.org.

• Solid waste

All garbage, recycling and yard waste collections in unincorporated Lee County, including Captiva, will take place one day after the regularly scheduled collection day for the entire week beginning on Sept. 5. If your regular collection day is Monday, the collection truck will pick up the material on Tuesday. Tuesday’s regularly scheduled pickups will occur on Wednesday and so on for the rest of the week through Sept. 10. Regular collection schedules will resume on Sept. 12.

Lee County Solid Waste facilities and offices will be closed on Sept. 5. 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. The Household Chemical Waste Collection Facility will be closed on Sept. 3, but open on Sept. 10 from 8 a.m. to noon.

Residents are urged to recycle plastic, metal and glass containers from holiday weekend activities.

For more information, visit “http://www.leegov.com”>www.leegov.com or on Facebook at “Lee County government.”