Massad, who attends dredging meetings with the LPA Group and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, has been critical of the consulting firm's pace in acquiring permits for the project.

In some areas, ramps will be placed over the pipe so the community can still access the beach. The dredging work is expected to take around four to six weeks, and will wrap up by Memorial Day weekend.

Anderson submitted the emergency dredging permit application on behalf of Sarasota County on April 13 – one day before the federal deadline. The window to apply began in October 2024.

A hydraulic dredging platform vacuums Lake Michigan water and sand from the Black River channel in South Haven, Mich., on Saturday, June 24, 2023.

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During the dredging work, parts of the beach will have heavy equipment, a large pipe, and bulldozers, and will be off limits to the public. Harbor Lot #12 will be closed for staging equipment.

The dredging work is expected to take around four to six weeks, and will wrap up by Memorial Day weekend. However, the city said bad weather, high waves and the grunion run could delay the ...