In a last-ditch effort against the massive development, conservationists seek help from Army Corps of Engineers.
Original Air Date: September 17 2026
Host: Have you heard of “Sea Spray”? Developer Carlos Beruff describes the project – Phase 2 of the massive Aqua by the Bay development – as potentially “dominating” West Bradenton, with its 2,000-plus planned units plus condo high-rise. To get its last phase done, Beruff and his partners have to go through a federal process triggered by its impact on the shoreline—at one the last remaining natural stretches along Sarasota Bay. Noah Bookstein reports on a process that has already prompted 1,000 comments…