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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Garbage pickup in The Villages will be impacted by arrival of Hurricane Irma

Due to Hurricane Irma, on Monday there will be NO TRASH OR RECYCLE pickup service for those residents who live in the Marion County, Sumter County (excluding the Village of Fenney) or Fruitland Park portions of The Villages.
If you live in these areas and have Monday collection, place your household garbage or recycling out by 6 a.m. on Tuesday morning if weather permits (winds are less than 35 MPH).
For those residents who live in the Village of Fenney, it is not anticipated at this point that your collection will be impacted.
For those residents that live in the Lady Lake portion of The Villages, normal collection operations will cease on Saturday afternoon and will not occur on Monday. If weather permits, normal operations will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 12.
For those residents that live in the Lake County portion of The Villages (excluding Fruitland Park), contact Lake County Solid Waste at (352) 343-3776.

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Golfers deserve six months credit for playing on substandard courses

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