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Sarasota News Leader November 8, 2013 When Milan A. Mora, the project engineer for the Army Corps in its Jacksonville office, presented the plans for the renourishment project to the county's Coastal Advisory Committee on Sept. 18, he indicated the permit application would be submitted in October or early November. However, Wreford said he felt Mora was considering that time frame from an "optimal hope" standpoint. Wreford pointed out that, even then, additional public outreach sessions were scheduled for Dec. 5 and 6 in Sarasota. He added that he also felt the city and Army Corps "were fully prepared to be sensitive" to the potential for county involvement in the project. Page 13 "until we all have a mutual comfort level on all these issues." When the city and county boards held a joint meeting on Oct. 22, Mora never mentioned the county property ownership factor. Alex DavisShaw, the city's engineer — who also participated in the discussion — also did not note that fact. Mora made plain on Oct. 22 and during lengthier remarks at the Sept. 18 Coastal Advisory Committee meeting that three groins were planned on the southern end of Lido Key to protect the renourishment of the beach. He Wreford said he did not believe the city and indicated those structures were integral to Army Corps would submit a permit application the design of the project. Members of the Sarasota County Boaters' Coalition are encouraging people to sign a petition to the County Commission regarding peer review of the Lido Renourishment Project. Image courtesy Peter van Roekens