Contractor cannot use county’s Ted Sperling Park on South Lido as staging area for city renourishment project By Rachel Brown HackneySarasotaNewsLeader.com In late April, Assistant Sarasota County Administrator Brad Johnson informed Deputy Sarasota City Manager Marlon Brown that the county’s Read More
Judge puts Siesta Key Association challenge of Lido Renourishment Project on hold until after administrative hearing process has concluded, but city plans to withdraw from FDEP application
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com A 12th Judicial Circuit Court judge ruled in late April that it was premature for the Siesta Key Association (SKA) to seek a court remedy for what it alleges is a City of Sarasota violation Read More
Siesta residents offer cautionary tale in citing the history of Midnight Pass
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com With the looming potential that Big Sarasota Pass will be dredged to renourish South Lido Key Beach, a past director of the Siesta Key Association (SKA) has pointed to the history of Siesta Key’s Midnight Read More
Commissioner reaffirms commitment to protect Siesta Key from harm as Lido Renourishment Project looms
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com Sarasota County Commissioner Alan Maio reassured about 40 people during the Jan. 17 Siesta Key Condominium Council meeting that he remains committed to protecting Siesta Key as the City of Sarasota and the U.S. Army Read More
Late December the time frame for state to announce whether it will issue permit for Lido project
By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) has notified the City of Sarasota that its staff deemed the Lido Renourishment Project application to be complete as of Sept. 28. The state department’s deadline for issuing Read More
No word yet on when federal agency will provide response to state’s last questions on Lido Renourishment Project
In the meantime, Siesta Key Association vice president commends the work of multiple organizations in opposing plan to dredge Big Pass By Rachel Brown Hackney SarasotaNewsLeader.com The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is still at work on its response Read More