Help the Disaster Recovery - Charlotte County Volunteer Reception Center is Open
Oct. 11, 2024 6:12 pm
To register and receive an assignment with a response agency in need of assistance, register at the VRC, located at the Family Services Center, 21500 Gibralter Drive, Port Charlotte. The VRC is open from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday (closed Sunday). Call 941-370-2734 for more information or to save a trip and register online.
Upcoming Planning and Zoning Board Meeting Canceled
Oct. 11, 2024 4:55 pm
The Planning and Zoning Board Meeting scheduled for Oct. 14, 2024, has been canceled. The next meeting is scheduled for Nov. 18, 2024.
Charlotte County Amends Curfew
Oct. 11, 2024 3:58 pm
Charlotte County and the City of Punta Gorda have amended the curfews that were enacted earlier this week. The curfew and sale of alcoholic beverages remains 9 p.m. – 6 a.m. on Manasota Key, Little Gasparilla Island, Don Pedro Island and Boca Grande.
Small Business Bridge Loan Program
Oct. 11, 2024 2:55 pm
Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loans are available. The Florida Small Business Emergency Bridge Loan program provides short-term, zero-interest working capital loans that are intended to “bridge the gap” between the time a disaster impacts a business and when a business has secured longer term recovery.
Sandbag Disposal
Oct. 11, 2024 1:12 pm
Properly dispose of your sandbags following Hurricane Milton.
Debris Around Utility Infrastructure
Oct. 11, 2024 11:15 am
The Charlotte County Utilities Department reminds residents not to place trash or debris around fire hydrants, backflow preventers, water sample stations, automated flushers, valve covers or water meter boxes.
Access to Gasparilla Island is Closed
Oct. 10, 2024 6:03 pm
Access is closed to Gasparilla Island, including residents and visitors, except for emergency response personnel conducting search and rescue and disaster recovery operations.
Charlotte County Opening Info Hubs Oct. 11
Oct. 10, 2024 6:01 pm
To help residents get information about available resources after the storms, Info Hubs will be available after noon on Friday, Oct. 11
Garbage, Landfill and Mini-Transfer and Recycling Transfer Station Schedules
Oct. 10, 2024 5:37 pm
Residential curbside collection will resume Friday, Oct. 11 for regularly scheduled Friday customers.
The Mid-County Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facility and the West Charlotte Mini-Transfer and Recycling Facility will reopen on Friday, Oct. 11 with an extended schedule 9 a.m. to gates closing at 4:45 p.m. The facilities are open Monday through Saturday.
The Charlotte County Landfill will resume normal operating hours 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Friday and 7 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Saturday.