- May 3, 2025
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A.G. Lafley, Teri Hansen, Al Maio Hagen Brody, Cathy Layton and Bill Waddill cuts the ribbon.
Donors and supported sit and enjoy the ribbon-cutting event.
Mayor Hagen Brody addresses the crowd.
Bay Park Conservancy Chair Cathy Layton welcomes the audience and introduced speakers.
Commissioner Al Maio speaks to the audience.
Chief Implementation Officer Bill Waddill gives supporters an update.
Bill Waddill gives supporters a tour of the new walkway.
Founding CEO A.G. Lafley speaks with the crowd.
Charles & Margery Barancik Foundation President and CEO Teri Hansen was excited to see the turnout for the day's event.
Director of Advancement Veronica Brady stands up to speak.
Shantel Norman, Virginia Haley and Michael Klauber
The Bay Park Conservancy held a celebratory ribbon cutting event for the new Mangrove Bayou Walkway on March 25.
The event had donors and Bay Park Conservancy staff meeting at the walkway for a private event celebrating the new space. The 53-acre space along the Sarasota Bay now has a half-mile, 10-foot sidewalk walkway that wraps around the Bay Park's coastal area. Invasive plant species were removed in favor of different plant types and more than100 new trees. The western portion of the project opened in Oct. 2020 while a a new kayak launch, dredged and restored bayou and bayou bridge are planned for completion this summer.
The walkway will be open to the public starting April 10.
