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12/27/2013

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Sarasota News Leader December 27, 2013 Page 13 which the state has classified as a "critically eroded" beach. The three groins would be built on the southern end of the island to help retain much of that sand, although renourishments would be needed every five years over the 50-year-life of the project, Army Corps project engineers have explained. During the Dec. 5 SKA meeting, Mora — the principal Corps spokesman on the team — told the audience of about 100 people that insufficient sand exists in reasonable proximity to Lido Key to make the project possible. Therefore, the focus has been on dredging the ebb shoal of Big Pass, which separates Lido and Siesta keys. Big Pass never has been dredged, though it was considered the prime Milan A. Mora, an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, is based in Jacksonville. File photo A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers graphic shows the primary borrow areas for sand to renourish Lido Beach. Image courtesy City of Sarasota

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