"The Bay" hits construction milestone

                 Contractors are preparing to begin work on a walkway that represents one of the first tangible signs of progress on a 53-acre, mixed-use development on city-owned land just outside downtown Sarasota.

                The Mangrove Bayou Walkway that will be built by contractor Jon F. Swift Construction is expected to be completed by the end of the year, says The Bay Park Conservancy, the nonprofit alliance that is overseeing the redevelopment of the site.