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Engineering (CBI) [a consultant employed by the city], both determined that the format used for the permit isn't appropriate [for] use as a standalone project study." She told the News Leader on May 14 that CBI employees handle a lot of similar documen- tation, so they understand what is necessary for the material "to be able to be digested by those of us who don't do [this type of work] every day." Representatives of CBI's Boca Raton office have been working with the city on Lido Beach issues over the past decade, she pointed out. In her May 9 email to members of the Lido Key Residents Association, she said she expected the Corps of Engineers would complete the reformatting of the material by May 29. The federal agency's final sign-off is scheduled for June 11, she added, at which time the city would receive all the materials. She confirmed for the News Leader that Cliff Truitt of Coastal Technology Corp. (CTC) then will undertake a peer review of the mod- els and report for the city. CTC's website says it specializes "in coastal engineering, coastal zone management, coastal geology and envi- ronmental permitting services." It is based in Sarasota. DavisShaw explained to the News Leader in late April that Truitt worked on past versions of the county's Inlet Management Plan for Big Sarasota Pass and New Pass, "so he is famil- iar with the characteristics of both passes. … He has not participated in any of the work the Corps has done." DavisShaw said this week that she has been communicating with the Army Corps of Engineers about the Lido project on a weekly basis. Asked if she foresaw any further delay regarding the release of the material, she A section of a letter sent to the Army Corps of Engineers on May 14 on behalf of Siesta residents and business owners addresses concerns about the proposed dredging of Big Pass and construction of three groins on South Lido Key. Image courtesy SOSS2 Sarasota News Leader May 16, 2014 Page 59