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"They didn't wait for an independent report or anything," Commissioner Joe Barbetta said of Siesta groups. T h e C o r p s ' m a n a g e r f o r t h e L i d o Renourishment Project told members of the public the Corps recommends the dredging of Big Pass, Patterson persisted, and he "did that in more than one venue." Project Manager Milan A. Mora also made a presentation in September 2013 to the coun- ty's Coastal Advisory Committee, followed by a PowerPoint program on Oct. 22, 2013 to a joint City-County commission meeting. "People are going to react to something as important as that as soon as they're given a formal presentation," Patterson continued. "I guess I don't feel like they can be criticized." Robinson responded that her intent in mak- ing her comment was "until you're fully informed on the issue — and people are not fully informed on this issue quite yet" — they should hold off on taking a stand. "This goes to both sides," Robinson pointed out, adding, "People are telling me things that are going to be in that [Corps] modeling Condominium complexes on Lido Key stand to the south of Big Pass. Photo by Rachel Hackney Sarasota News Leader March 7, 2014 Page 72