Thanksgiving Holiday Garbage, Bus, Library Schedules Announced

    All offices of the Lake County Board of County Commissioners, Property Appraiser, Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector, and the Lake County Extension Center will be closed Thursday, November 25, and Friday, November 26, for Thanksgiving and will reopen Monday, November 29.
    The Lake County Solid Waste Division will suspend curbside collection on Thanksgiving Day. Collection normally scheduled for Thursday will shift to Friday, and Friday collection will occur on Saturday. Lake County’s Central Solid Waste Facility landfill operations, located at 13130 County Landfill Road in Tavares, will be closed for Thanksgiving but will operate normally on Friday. Residential convenience centers, as well as customer service, will be closed both Thursday and Friday.
    Except for bulk items, any excess trash or recycling, either bagged or placed into a non-county trash cart, will be accepted from Friday, November 26–Friday, December 3. To request collection of bulk items, such as furniture, appliances, and other large household items, residents should notify their hauler directly or contact Solid Waste at 352-343-3776. No hazardous waste items will be collected. For additional information, visit https://lakecountyfl.gov/trash-recycling.
    The Lake County Animal Shelter, located at 12280 CR 448 in Tavares, will be closed on Thursday, November 25, and Friday, November 26, and open from noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, November 27.
    Lake County Connection, the county’s disadvantaged transportation service, and LakeXpress, the fixed-route bus system, will not operate on Thanksgiving, but will resume regular services Friday, November 26. For more information and schedules, visit www.ridelakexpress.com.
    The Thanksgiving closure schedule for the 16 Lake County Library System libraries is as follows:
• Wednesday, November 24
Closing early at 3 p.m. - Fruitland Park Library
Closing early at 5 p.m. - Astor County Library, Cagan Crossing Community Library (Four Corners), Cooper Memorial Library (Clermont), East Lake County Library (Sorrento), Leesburg Public Library,
Marion Baysinger Memorial Library (Groveland), Paisley County Library
Closing early at 6 p.m. - W.T. Bland Public Library (Mount Dora)
• Thursday, November 25
All libraries closed
• Friday, November 26
All libraries closed
• Saturday, November 27
Closed - Eustis Memorial Library, Fruitland Park Library, Helen Lehmann Memorial Library (Montverde), Lady Lake Library, Marianne Beck Memorial Library (Howey-in-the-Hills), and Minneola Schoolhouse Library.