Government offices across the Treasure Coast will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day, along with libraries and court offices. Most scheduled waste collection and public transportation will continue, although Stuart sanitation customers and residents awaiting yard debris pickup in Vero Beach will see changes.
In Martin County, closures include county government offices, libraries, the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller, the Tax Collector's Office and the Florida Department of Health. Clerk's offices in Stuart, Hobe Sound and Indiantown will also be shut for the holiday. Solid waste crews will collect on their usual Wednesday schedule.
Indian River County government offices, the Clerk of Court and the Tax Collector's Office will close. Vero Beach will close City Hall, billing departments, the Community Center and Leisure Square, while Sebastian's administrative offices will also be closed. Household trash collection will proceed as scheduled in Vero Beach and unincorporated Indian River County, and GoLine buses will maintain regular service.
Vero Beach's Wednesday yard debris pickup, however, has been rescheduled for Nov. 18. The postponement follows recent heavy rainfall and conditions at the county landfill.
St. Lucie County will close its administrative offices, libraries, Clerk and Comptroller, and Tax Collector's Office. Municipal closures include Fort Pierce City Hall and administrative offices, as well as Port St. Lucie City Hall, the community center and Minsky Gym. Administrative lobbies at the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office will be closed, but emergency dispatch and patrol operations will continue.
Trash, recycling and yard waste pickups in Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie will remain on their normal Wednesday schedules. Area Regional Transit buses will also provide their regular weekday service.
Stuart will close all municipal offices and shift several sanitation routes. Garbage normally collected Wednesday will be picked up Thursday. Wednesday's multifamily recycling and bulk trash collections will also move to Thursday, while those same routes normally scheduled for Thursday will instead run Friday.
Veterans Day observances are planned across the region Wednesday. Sebastian's ceremony, hosted with Riverview Park, begins at 11 a.m. In Port St. Lucie, an 11 a.m. ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, 2100 SE Veterans Memorial Parkway, will feature a rifle salute, music by the Port St. Lucie Community Band and a flyover coordinated with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs.
Stuart's Veterans Day parade starts at 10 a.m. on East Ocean Boulevard. The route begins at Southeast Amerigo Avenue and ends at Memorial Park, where a memorial service will follow.
