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Please Oppose Coastal Destruction: Deadline Friday August 4, 2026 Dear Friends, Many thanks to those of you who have taken the time to reach out to the Army Corps of Engineers to oppose the Long Bar Pointe LLC proposal which could permanently impact the Sarasota Bay ecosystem. We are very heartened by your response. If you are thinking about responding - Time is running out - comments are only accepted until this Friday, August 7. Background: Long Bar Pointe LLC, led by

An Urgent Message to Prevent Coastal Destruction July 29, 2026 Dear Cortezians and Friends of Cortez, We need your help by Thursday, August 7. A proposal currently before the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could permanently impact one of the most important remaining mangrove wetlands in Sarasota Bay. We hope you'll take just a few minutes to submit a comment asking the Corps to deny the permit unless the project is redesigned to protect these irreplaceable wetlands. Long

Summer 2026 edition of The Cortezian, Cortez Village Historical Society's newsletter