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Sarasota News Leader November 2, 2012 The Sarasota County Commission also will need to approve a variance, because the work will have to be undertaken beyond the Coastal Setback Line. PAST AND PRESENT North Beach Road probably dates to the 1940s or 1950s, Harriott said. "There was always a seawall there [off the beach], but never much of a seawall," he said, adding that he expected more beach was there decades ago, too. Page 50 County Commissioner Nora Patterson, who lives on Siesta Key, told the News Leader she recalled problems with the road going back 20 or 30 years. At the outset, she said, it was two lanes. "It would wash out, and the county would repair it. It would wash out, and the county would repair it," over and over again, she added. Finally, the county designated that part of the road accessible only to the property owners and residents, she noted. A photo emailed to the County Commission on Oct. 29 shows a different perspective of the road dam- age, with a crew on site assessing the situation. Photo courtesy Sarasota County