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ST. ARMANDS GROUP PETITIONS FOR LIDO RENOURISHMENT A sign on St. Armands Circle points drivers toward Lido Beach. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota County Administrator Tom Harmer notiļ¬ed the county commissioners this week that the St. Armands Residents Association submitted a petition to the City of Sarasota last week in support of the proposed Lido Beach Renourishment Project (see the related story in this issue). According to a May 14 email from City Engineer Alexandrea DavisShaw, the group wanted to have a copy provided to the County Commission. Titled Petition to Support the US Army Corps of Engineers Lido Beach Restoration Project, the document says, "Lido Beach has suffered severe erosion in recent years and is in urgent need of replenishment." The petition was signed by 94 members of the St. Armands Residents Association. Seven of them marked a box to indicate they are not Florida residents, while four left that box blank. Rachel Brown Hackney Sarasota News Leader May 23, 2014 Page 84