City celebrates completion of Lido Beach nourishment
May 28, 2021,
by
Eldin Ganic
The City of Sarasota
officials and community members gathered earlier this week to announce the long-awaited completion of Lido Beach’s renourishment.
“Officials, project stakeholders and the general public gathered on the beach near the newly renovated Lido Pavilion, 400 Benjamin Franklin Drive, to mark the conclusion of this major project, a partnership between the City and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,” the City said in their official release.
The state and federally permitted work began in the spring of 2020 following years of extensive design and planning, community engagement, legal challenges and the support of the Lido Key Residents Association and Lido Key businesses.