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Sarasota News Leader January 24, 2014 Page 100 Siesta Seen after protests mounted, the municipalities She continued, "It's been sort of a simmerbacked away from the proposal, she noted. ing conflict ever since, because the shoal has become enormous." The Save Our Sand group even petitioned the Florida Department of Environmental With the natural flow of sand from north Protection to prevent Venice from getting the to south on the west coast of Florida, she permit it needed for the dredging. That docu- explained, sand that has been added to the ment said the petitioners "have accumulated beaches on Lido and Longboat keys in past evidence from eminent coastal engineering renourishments "comes down to the shoal experts disputing [the City of Venice's] asser- just off Siesta Key." tions that the activities authorized by the Permit will not adversely affect publicly and Patterson said people are welcome to address the commission about this topic — and any privately owned portions of Siesta Key." Commissioner Nora Patterson presents one of the first-place plaques to Doug Oberlee of Sandpiper Beach Club. Photo by Rachel Hackney