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Sarasota News Leader January 3, 2014 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing work on the design of the proposed Lido Beach renourishment project, including an examination of shoaling in Big Pass and plans for three proposed groins on the south end of Lido Key to help stabilize the beach, Alexandrea DavisShaw, engineer for the City of Sarasota, tells The Sarasota News Leader. Sarasota County staff members provided the Corps several different modeling scenarios relative to Big Pass, she says. Corps officials have expanded on those, she adds, spending the past several months running them out for a number of years as they consider the Page 80 best approach. Corps officials also are looking at reducing the size of the groins, she notes, while trying to ensure the structures will provide much-needed protection for the shoreline. The modeling is scheduled to be complete in October, DavisShaw says, with the results to be made available not just to city and county officials but also to the public. Tourism on Lido Beach is vital to the community's economy, DavisShaw points out, which is all the more reason the City of Sarasota is proceeding with plans to renourish that beach. City officials have estimated the cost of the project at $17.5 million, while federal An aerial map shows the location of Little Salt Spring near North Port. Image courtesy Sarasota County