Large piles of debris and sand remain at Lover’s Key after Milton

Large piles of sand and debris still remain at Lover’s Key after Hurricane Milton.

Lee County and its contractor are operating two sand screening sites, one at Lover’s Key and another at Wheeler Park in Boca Grande.

They said the goal of the sand screening is to ensure the sand is free of contaminants like glass and wood.

The debris that is screened out will be sent to a state-certified disposal site, while the sand’s quality is analyzed.

Once the quality of the sand has been approved, the sand will be placed back on the beach, but only on the dry portion of the beach, away from the water.

Some of the sand will be used to re-enforce roads and retaining walls.

The sand at Lover’s Key will be trucked to the Sanibel Causeway, where the County has an active project.

As for the debris pile at the Lover’s Key site, that is shared between Lee County and the Town of Fort Myers Beach.

The debris pile is a temporary site for Hurricane Helene and Milton’s cleanup. It will be consolidated and taken away.