Lido Beach In Running For Best Restored Beach

is competing against past winners of the Best Restored Beach Award to become the best of the best and needs your vote.

Lido Beach, the 2009 winner, is vying to become the Best of the Best Restored Beaches poll from the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association.

Lido Beach is listed in the category "Urban Beaches."

Vote for Lido Beach on the ASBPA website on your computer and smartphone..  You can cast a vote once every 24 hours through April 27.

The votes are automatically tallied, so you can see where Lido Beach ranks in the standings each day. Lido is vying for top honors with 23 other restored beaches, including 11 in Florida.

Lido Beach has undergone four major renourishment projects, the most recent in 2009, according to the city of Sarasota.  That project restored more than 1.5 miles of beach to its pristine condition prior to the devastating 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons.

Not only is Lido Beach popular with residents and tourists for recreational use, it provides coastal storm protection for upland roads.  It also serves as a nesting location for shorebirds and sea turtles.

The ASBPA was established in 1926 as an organized effort to battle beach erosion throughout the United States.