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Sarasota News Leader November 16, 2012 the county code, instead of being sea tur- tle-friendly in keeping with the other lighting planned throughout the park. "Well, if this were [a] private [development], we probably would require turtle-friendly lights," she added. Second, she said, the notation regarding code-minimum trees and plantings is "not go- ing to fly. … Those aren't great for something that is really intended to enhance a beach that's pretty spectacular anyway." She had predicted earlier that if the coun- ty put in less mature plants as proposed to save money, 70 percent to 80 percent of them would die and end up having to be replaced. Page 20 Maio noted the 15-foot-wide esplanade, which has been designed to extend the length of the park, has been proposed to be constructed of concrete with some paver details at inter- secting points. Those paver enhancements, he said, are "not gold-plated, for goodness' sakes." Barbetta noted a line item for enhancements to Beach Road in the more expensive scenar- io, at a cost of $799,000. "That's not in the orig- inal proposal," he said. "In September 2011, Barbetta added, "the commission approved a plan. I'd like to get it designed to 100 percent and put out for pric- ing, because we're just guessing at these num- bers." A PowerPoint presentation slide from the Sept. 14, 2011 County Commission meeting lays out pro- posed next steps for the beach improvements project. Image courtesy Sarasota County