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Sarasota News Leader November 15, 2013 Page 63 "You can't keep fighting it," Smith added of Isaac in August 2012 had caused severe erothe erosion. "We live on a barrier island …" sion along North Beach Road." PAST AND PRESENT What prompted Patterson's request for action in November 2012 was another dramatic onslaught of wind and wave action produced by the system that went on to be called "Superstorm Sandy." A 150-foot-long section of the road, 15 to 20 feet wide, collapsed, making it impassable and necessitating emergency repairs. The Oct. 23 memo from Tran and Harriott to the County Commission points out that the affected portion of North Beach Road lies between Avenida Messina and Columbus Boulevard, within walking distance of Siesta Village. It provides access to seven residential and vacation-style properties, the memo Most recently, the memo points out that adds. Tropical Storm Andrea in June "caused minor "Portions of the road washed out during the erosion damage, but the repaired roadway 1982 'No Name Storm' and again in 1986," the was not impacted." memo notes. "This area remains vulnerable to storm surge and wave impact. In the last The memo also notes, "This segment of Beach six years, numerous storm events including Road is designated as a critically eroded Fay in August 2008, Debby in June 2012 and beach area, as listed in the June 2012 Florida A Sarasota County employee shot this photo of water and sand across North Beach Road near Beach Access 3 while Tropical Storm Debby sat offshore in June 2012. Photo courtesy Sarasota County