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Sarasota News Leader April 5, 2013 Page 44 During the meeting last week, he added, Milan suggested that removing the groins from the proposal "won't necessarily show that much of a cost benefit …" "They've indicated that they've pretty much completed the modeling," Wreford added. The next step in the process, he said, is for the Corps to schedule meetings with both the county and city commissioners, to apprise them of the findings, as well as with community groups. "They want to make sure that the best possible factual information" is available to the local government boards and residents, he noted. "I don't know of any specific dates yet" for the public presentations, Wreford said, adding that Mora indicated he was eager "to move this forward." Sarasota City Engineer Alexandrea DavisShaw said in an April 2 interview with the News Leader that Corps representatives would be A map shows Big Pass between Lido and Sibringing City Manager Tom Barwin and Reid esta keys. Map courtesy Google Maps up to speed on the project before scheduling Asked about the timeline for the latest effort, those other meetings. she replied, "That's really hard to pin down She pointed out that both men are relatively at this point … It's been very difficult to get new in their positions: Reid became adminisfunding," even though the project has federal trator in late January 2012, while Barwin took authorization. over as city manager in September 2012. LIDO'S NEEDS DavisShaw emphasized the importance of the renourishment on Lido. The beach was designated "critically eroded" around 1990, she added. Although the planting of dunes has helped, "there have been some significant infrastructure issues," including concerns about the road. The last time the beach was renourished was in 2009, under the aegis of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, DavisShaw said. Although a renourishment had been completed in 2003, erosion resulting from subsequent hurricane seasons necessitated the work be done again earlier than originally anticipated, she noted.