Holidays

City, county offices and facilities to be closed for Labor Day observance

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No garbage, recycling or yard waste to be collected on Sept. 1

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City and County of Sarasota administrative offices will be closed Monday, Sept. 1, in observance of Labor Day, the local governments have announced.

No residential garbage, recycling, or yard waste pickups will occur on Monday, they also have reported.

In the city of Sarasota, the Monday and Tuesday collections will be delayed by one day. The regular Monday collection will occur on Tuesday, and the Tuesday collection will occur on Wednesday, a city news release says. “Thursday and Friday collections will not be interrupted,” the release notes.

In the county, collections will be shifted a day later through Saturday, starting with Monday customers seeing their garbage, recycling and yard waste picked up on Tuesday, Sept. 2, a county news release points out.

The city’s Bay Runner trolley will operate during its regular hours — 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. — on Sept. 1, the city release adds. However, the release continues, “Over the holiday weekend on Aug. 30-31, the Bay Runner will turn around at the Lido Beach Pavilion to accommodate anticipated increased holiday traffic.”

Holiday hours of operation at City of Sarasota facilities will vary, as noted below:

The regular City Commission meeting will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, in the Commission Chambers within City Hall, which stands at 1565 First St. in downtown Sarasota.

For more information on city garbage and recycling collections, persons should contact the Solid Waste Division at 941-263-6170, the city news release adds.

Within the county, the following will be closed, a county news release says:

  • All Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources offices and facilities.
  • The Sarasota County University of Florida/Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Extension and Sustainability offices.
  • Sarasota County Breeze Transit administrative offices and ticket outlets.
  • Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources recreation facilities, including the Knight Trail Park pistol and rifle range.
  • All solid waste facilities, including the Central County Landfill, the Citizens’ Convenience Center and the Chemical Collection Centers.
  • The Sarasota County Supervisor of Elections offices.
  • The Florida Department of Health-Sarasota County offices.
  • The Sarasota County Tax Collector’s offices.
  • The Sarasota County Property Appraiser’s office.
  • The offices of the Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court and County Comptroller.

The county news release also notes that no Breeze Transit regular bus services or Plus services will be offered, and the 76 Flyer will not be circulating between downtown Sarasota and the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport. However, the Breeze 77 Siesta Islander and OnDemand services will operate on their normal schedule, the release adds.

The Central County Landfill will remain open until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, following the holiday, but the Construction and Demolition (C&D) area will close at 2 p.m. All customers unloading by hand should arrive at least 30 minutes prior to its closing.