Battle lines drawn in the sands | HeraldTribune.com

Two communities on Florida's west coast near Sarasota duke it out over beach renourishment. This part of the article caught my eye. So when are we going to make sure our seawall by the NEW casino building is up to the task of protecting our investment there?

At least nine hotels and 10 condos line the stretch scheduled for sand, including the Lido Beach Resort, the Helmsley Sandcastle and the Ritz-Carlton Beach Club. The impact of a healthy beach that attracts tourists also extends to the Lido business district centered on St. Armands Circle.
Critics of the plan have suggested Lido's beach is no more eroded than 75 percent of the beaches in Sarasota County.
That may be true, but in this case, the erosion also endangers several buildings.
At high tide, the waves slosh against a row of beach chairs set out at the Ritz condos.
“The day before Thanksgiving, the tide was up to the dune, and there wasn't even a storm,” Kirker said, standing just seaward of the public beach concession stand.