{"id":88889,"date":"2025-12-19T04:32:07","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:32:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/88889\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T04:32:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T04:32:07","slug":"county-operations-adjust-schedules-for-the-holidays-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/88889\/","title":{"rendered":"County operations adjust schedules for the holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26, in observance of the Christmas holiday, as well as Thursday, Dec. 31, and Friday, Jan. 1, for the New Year\u2019s holiday.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday schedule adjustments:<\/p>\n<p>Solid Waste<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Collections of garbage, recycling and yard waste will continue as normal on Wednesday, Dec. 24. There will be no collections on Thursday, Dec. 25, and collections will continue with typical Thursday collections happening on Friday, typical Friday collections on Saturday and so on.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Solid Waste offices will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The Resource Recovery Facility in Buckingham and the Lee-Hendry Landfill will be open regular hours Wednesday, Dec. 24, but closed on Thursday, Dec. 25.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Collections of garbage, recycling and yard waste will continue as normal on Wednesday, Dec. 31. There will be no collections on Thursday, Jan. 1, and collections will continue with typical Thursday collections happening on Friday, and typical Friday collections on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Solid Waste offices will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The Resource Recovery Facility in Buckingham and the Lee-Hendry Landfill will be open regular hours on Wednesday, Dec. 31, but closed on Thursday, Jan. 1.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Household Chemical Waste (HCW) drop-off facility and the Reuse Center will be closed on Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Household Chemical Waste (HCW) drop-off facility and the Reuse Center will be closed on Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>Community Development<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The Community Development office, including first and second floor lobbies and telephone services, will be closed noon to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18. The application portal will remain open during this closure.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Offices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26, and Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The electronic permitting portal will remain open during the closures.\u00a0Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leegov.com\/dcd\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">leegov.com\/dcd<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Utilities<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The Call Center and the drive-thru window at 7391 College Parkway are closed Thursday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 26, Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 A drop-box is on-site at the front door, and another is accessible via the drive-thru for payments by check.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Payments can be made at any time at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/myutilities.leegov.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">myutilities.leegov.com<\/a>\u00a0or 1-855-895-6939.<\/p>\n<p>LeeTran<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 LeeTran will operate its regularly scheduled bus service on Wednesday, Dec. 24. There will be no bus, trolley, beach tram, ADA Passport or ULTRA on-demand services on Thursday, Dec. 25. Service will resume on Friday, Dec. 26. Visit rideleetran.com for specific route information.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/rideleetran.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">rideleetran.com<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LeeTranFL\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.com\/LeeTranFL<\/a> for information on services on New Year\u2019s Eve and New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n<p>Parks &amp; Recreation<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Beaches, boat ramps, parks and preserves will remain open Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The administration office will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26. Normal hours resume Monday, Dec. 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Pools are closed Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26, resuming normal operating hours Saturday, Dec. 27.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Beaches, boat ramps, parks and preserves will be open Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The administration office will be closed Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2, resuming normal operating hours Monday, Jan. 5.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Pools are closed Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2, resuming normal operating hours Saturday, Jan. 3.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The county\u2019s four recreation centers \u2013 North Fort Myers, Veterans, Wa-Ke Hatchee and Estero \u2013 will be closed through the holidays due to scheduled annual maintenance. They will be closed from Dec. 22 to Jan. 4. For alternative parks sites, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leeparks.org\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">leeparks.org<\/a>. The centers will re-open Monday, Jan. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Library System<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 All branches will be closed Wednes-day, Dec. 24, and Thursday, Dec. 25. Normal hours of operation resume Friday, Dec. 26.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 All branches will be closed Wednes-day, Dec. 31, and Thursday, Jan. 1. Normal hours of operation resume Friday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 Home Borrower Services and Library Administration will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, Friday, Dec. 26, Thursday, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The library is available <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leelibrary.net\/online\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lee County Domestic Animal Services<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The Lost &amp; Found Pet Center and the Pet Adoption Center will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26. Normal hours resume Saturday, Dec. 27, at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 \u00a0 The Lost &amp; Found Pet Center and the Pet Adoption Center will be closed Thurs-day, Jan. 1, and Friday, Jan. 2. Normal hours resume Saturday, Jan. 3.<\/p>\n<p>Visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.LeeLostPets.com\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">LeeLostPets.com<\/a>\u00a0for more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Most Lee County administrative operations will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25, and Friday, Dec. 26, in observance of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88890,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-88889","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}