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Sarasota News Leader December 13, 2013 Page 37 natural tourist resource, Siesta Key? What's Technology Corp., based in Sarasota; and your level of comfort? It really comes down Coastal Planning and Engineering, which has to that." an office in Tampa. They would provide peer reviews of the Corps' analysis, she added. Alexandrea DavisShaw, engineer for the City of Sarasota, assured the audience mem- "This project is so important … that it requires bers that the Corps' more public input, plan would undergo then a public hearing peer review as well What level of risk are you willing to and independent peer as analysis by DEP accept for a project that may damage your review," Patten told staff. In response to No. 1 natural tourist resource, Siesta Key? the News Leader. a question from SKA Rob Patten DavisShaw also told Secretary Peter van Former director the audience that Roekens — who also Environmental Services Department Sarasota County because of the accrehas been representing tion of sand on the the Boaters' Coalition in discussions of the project — DavisShaw South Lido shoreline, it appears the city and said the city "some time ago" hired two Corps will have to seek County Commission coastal engineering consulting firms: Coastal approval of an easement for the construction The Community Room at St. Boniface Episcopal Church began filling up 30 minutes before the Dec. 5 Siesta Key Association meeting began. Photo by Rachel Hackney