The Lake Sarasota Community Blog

Dear Lake, Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback relating to this newsletter, contact us at  communications@scgov.net .  IRMA STORM RECOVERY UPDATES Close to 100,000 cubic yards of vegetative debris have been cleared from the roadways in Sarasota County during the past 30 days. The debris contractors, including the drivers, machine operators, debris monitors and support staff are working seven days a week, often from sunrise to sunset, to help Sarasota County clear the vegetative storm debris.   Cleanup of the vegetative storm debris for Hurricane Irma continues to make progress Contractors entered four new zones this past week. Citizens can track the progress of vegetative storm debris collection in Sarasota County through the  Debris Pick-Up Status Map . The map is updated daily based on collection progress and scheduled start dates are subject t...

Dear Lake, Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback relating to this newsletter, contact us at  communications@scgov.net .  IRMA STORM RECOVERY UPDATES   Debris collection Sarasota County's debris contractors are now working in 15 of the 38 residential zones. To view the estimated collection start date for your residential zone, use the interactive map . Approximately 60,000 cubic yards of vegetative storm debris has been collected. Contractors are working seven days a week to clear the debris. Remember to keep your vegetative storm debris completely separated from regular yard waste and garbage. Only vegetative storm debris is being collected by the debris contractors. It's important to keep your vegetative storm debris pile separated from your regular garbage, recycling and yard waste, and away from mailboxes, fire hydrants, water meters, utility lines or other objects that ...

This map from Sarasota County projects a schedule of when the yard waste from Hurricane Irma will be collected in various neighborhoods throughout the county. As of now, Lake Sarasota is looking at sometime around Nov. 20th:

Welcome to Sarasota County's community e-newsletter. If you have questions, ideas for articles, or feedback relating to this newsletter, contact us at  communications@scgov.net .  IRMA STORM RECOVERY UPDATES Sarasota County's landfill  will be open this  Saturday, Oct. 7 from  8 a.m. to 2 p.m.  for all customers and from  2-5 p.m. for residential vegetative storm debris only. The landfill will be closed  Sunday . Tipping fees for residential vegetative storm debris are waived through  Saturday . Waste Management trucks for garbage and recycling are back to normal schedule, but the yard waste routes continue to be delayed by up to two days. Waste Management trucks continue to collect properly prepared yard waste meeting the normal pickup standard of 4' or less in length, 40 pounds or less in weight and bagged, containerized, bundled, or tied, from residences in the unincorporated areas of the county. If you also h...