In December, a long-awaited project began to dredge parts of Phillippi Creek, a major waterway in Sarasota that has filled up with sand and sediment over the years.
But the county stormwater director said last month that work on the middle section must wait until more permits are obtained for a wider dredging of the creek, pushing the work on that entire area back to December 2026.
Hurricane season runs June 1 to Nov. 30…