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Sarasota News Leader December 27, 2013 Page 9 THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS NOW SAYS ITS ANALYSIS OF THE LIDO RENOURISHMENT PROJECT WILL NEED AN EXTRA MONTH TO COMPLETE, RESULTING IN A DELAYED COUNTY COMMISSION DISCUSSION OF THE ISSUES By Rachel Brown Hackney Editor The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has pushed back the timeline for delivery of its comprehensive analysis of the Lido Beach Renourishment Project — including potential impacts related to the dredging of Big Pass, Sarasota City and County staff learned last week. be finished in late January or early February, City Engineer Alexandrea DavisShaw told The Sarasota News Leader that Army Corps representatives notified her on Dec. 17 that it would be late February or early March when everything was ready for release. DavisShaw has promised the documents all will be available to the public. While the project manager, Milan A. Mora, told attendees of the Dec. 5 Siesta Key Association As a result of the Corps announcement, (SKA) meeting that the plan was expected to county staff has postponed the date of a The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects no significant change in the navigable depths of Big Pass if the channel is dredged. Members of the area's Boaters' Coalition say depths shown in the above graphics are incorrect, which bodes poorly for the completed analysis. Image courtesy City of Sarasota