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Sarasota News Leader December 27, 2013 In an interview with the News Leader, Commissioner Nora Patterson, who lives on Siesta Key, said, "I don't know that DEP is going to voice an opinion before they have all [of the Army Corps] documents" when told about DavisShaw's speculation. Additionally, DavisShaw noted that the primary Army Corps engineer working on the modeling for the study was involved in a serious accident and was out of work for a while. Page 11 Even before DavisShaw learned about the latest delay, Amy Meese, director of the county's Natural Resources Department, had proposed to Assistant County Administrator Lee Ann Lowery that the County Commission push back its discussion of the Lido project until Feb. 19. That suggestion came from Commissioner Christine Robinson, who attended the SKA presentation. Meese wrote to Lowery, "Commissioner Robinson, [county A graphic shows the Erosion Control Line in red and the proposed locations for three groins on southern Lido Key. The southernmost groin appears to be on Sarasota County property. The area on the Gulf of Mexico side of the line is owned by the state. Photo by Rachel Hackney