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email that Project Engineer Milan Mora "says our modeling is telling us there [will be] no adverse impacts to Siesta Key." She added that the benefits to Lido Key would be tremen- dous "in helping protect upland structures, including the [hurricane] evacuation route." THE LATEST TIMELINE In response to a query from the Lido Key Residents Association, City Engineer DavisShaw wrote in a May 9 email that the Corps of Engineers has been finalizing the modeling work required for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) permit that must be obtained for the project. She noted that the agency is "adding additional modeling and research to address comments and questions the public provided to the Corps during community meetings in December." The Corps of Engineers had expected to com- plete its modeling by May 15, she continued, expecting to be able to submit one document for both FDEP permitting purposes and peer review. "However," she continued, "as the modeling data was completed and reviewed internally by the Corps and by Coastal Planning & A December 2012 graphic shows changes in Big Pass over time. Image courtesy City of Sarasota Sarasota News Leader May 16, 2014 Page 57