Posted on March 28, 2016
By Zach Murdock, Herald-Tribune
Local administrators must continue more detailed analysis of a federal report on the effect that dredging Big Pass would have on nearby beaches before Sarasota County commissioners are comfortable with the project.
The science behind the plan to use about 950,000 cubic yards of sand from the shoals in Big Pass to address extensive erosion along 1.6 miles of Lido Key’s southern beach dominated almost three hours of the County Commission’s meeting Wednesday afternoon.
County commissioners picked apart the conclusions of the most recent study of the project, completed by engineering consultant Atkins North America, which raised questions about the models and data used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to develop the project.
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