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A graphic shows how the fishing piers at Siesta Towers will be constructed. Image courtesy Sarasota County Siesta Seen The construction will be a maximum of 69 feet seaward of the Barrier Island Pass Twenty-year Hazard Line (PHL), a staff memo explains. The unanimous commission vote followed about five minutes of presentation by Howard Berna, the county's environmental supervisor in the Natural Resources Department, and comments from Lewis Zipkin on behalf of the condo association. The 12-story Siesta Towers was constructed in 1972, Berna explained, predating the estab- lishment of the PHL. Two "dock" structures have been at the site since then, he pointed out. "The piers were apparently roofed structures at one point, but roofs were not reinstalled when the structures were rebuilt" through a 1986 Water and Navigation Control Authority work permit, the staff memo continues. Sarasota News Leader February 21, 2014 Page 107