The Bay breaks ground on mangrove bayou walkway

The Bay Park Conservancy plans to finish the walkway in late summer.

  • By Whitney Elfstrom
  • | 12:38 p.m. February 3, 2020
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The Bay Park Conservancy broke ground on its Mangrove Bayou Walkway on Jan. 31, which is expected to be finished in late summer according to Bill Waddill, chief implementation officer of The Bay Park Conservancy.

The walkway is the second step of phase one in the nonprofit's renovation of the Sarasota bayfront. The project will consist of a 10-foot wide, 1/2-mile-long rubberized walkway around the bayou that features Florida native landscaping. The project was made possible with a grant from the Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation

 

 

 

A.G. Lafley, Bill Waddill, Teri Hansen, Rebecca Barancik, Jen Ahearn-Koch, Vern Buchanan and Tom Barwin break ground on the project.
A.G. Lafley, Bill Waddill, Teri Hansen, Rebecca Barancik, Jen Ahearn-Koch, Vern Buchanan and Tom Barwin break ground on the project.
Bill Waddill and A.G. Lafley
Bill Waddill and A.G. Lafley
A.G. Lafley speaks during the groundbreaking.
A.G. Lafley speaks during the groundbreaking.
Teri Hansen and Rebecca Barancik
Teri Hansen and Rebecca Barancik
Margaret and Charles Barancik's portrait was on display at the groundbreaking.
Margaret and Charles Barancik's portrait was on display at the groundbreaking.
The Bay and the Barancik Foundation boards break ground on the new walkway.
The Bay and the Barancik Foundation boards break ground on the new walkway.
Rebecca Barancik speaks on behalf of the Barancik Foundation at the groundbreaking.
Rebecca Barancik speaks on behalf of the Barancik Foundation at the groundbreaking.
Michael Klauber and Bill Waddill
Michael Klauber and Bill Waddill
Members from The Bay and the Barancik Foundation broke the ground of the new walkway.
Members from The Bay and the Barancik Foundation broke the ground of the new walkway.
Community members join in watching the groundbreaking for the mangrove bayou walkway.
Community members join in watching the groundbreaking for the mangrove bayou walkway.

 

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