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01/17/2014

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Sarasota News Leader January 17, 2014 Page 53 south end of Lido Key to keep the new sand dredge the Big Pass shoal and keep the groins in place. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers off Lido. proposes to refill the beach about every five "That seemed to work," when it was done years over a 50-year period. in the past, Miller said of using the smaller Miller specifically questioned the need for amount of sand on Lido. "It didn't involve a permanent groins and the removal of sand 'superdune,' and it didn't involve groins, and from Big Pass. it didn't involve dredging a hole in Big Pass." He had a message for Although the more the Army Corps, which complex project the It will make more problems. would fund up to 65 Corps unveiled in percent of the cost September has been in Calvin LeBuffe CONA Meeting Attendee and has been planning the works since 1999, the project along with Miller pointed out that the City of Sarasota: Add a moderate amount the process has been marked by lack of a of sand — about half a million cubic yards, clear public involvement, and there has been equal to previous renourishments — on Lido no avenue for seeking input from local boatKey to address isolated erosion, but do not ers and residents who might be impacted. Jono Miller discusses natural erosion and accretion trends on Lido Key. Photo by Roger Drouin

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