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Sarasota News Leader December 13, 2013 During the Sept. 18 meeting of the Sarasota County Coastal Advisory Committee, Mora said the Corps hoped to start the permitting process in late October or early November. County staff has indicated a delay is related to new information that subsequently arose regarding the project's potential encroachment on county property. Page 35 significantly reduce" the estimated $22.7 million cost of the project. Members of the audience — mostly Siesta residents — repeatedly questioned facets of the Lido plan and its potential for damage to Siesta Key. Among the people asking questions of Mora and Jason Engle, another Corps engineer, was Rob Patten, former director of Just as he had added in September, Mora told environmental services for Sarasota County. the Siesta Key Association audience the Corps In an interview with The Sarasota News expects it will take about a year to obtain the Leader following the meeting, Patten said the state permit. most important concern for local leaders is, Moreover, Mora said on Dec. 5, a new engi- "What level of risk are you willing to accept neering study the Corps has just finished "will for a project that may damage your No. 1 A graphic shown to the City and County commissions by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in October shows little predicted impact on wave energy on northern Siesta Key as a result of the dredging of Big Pass. Image courtesy City of Sarasota