The next phases of development include a makeover of the 10th Street Boat Ramp.
Original Air Date: October 17, 2025
Host: The new park sprouting around the Van Wezel complex near downtown Sarasota is now expanding north. On Monday, the city commission will discuss releasing another $20 million for phases three and four of The Bay, and that includes a makeover of the popular boat ramp. Gretchen Cochran gives us a preview.
Gretchen Cochran: Sarasota City Commissioners are scheduled Monday to approve the funding for the next improvements for that huge park near downtown called The Bay.
The 54-acre park has been in process for nearly a decade under the guidance of a private-public partnership called The Bay Park Conservancy. While it’s been in development, 920,000 visits have been racked up. But it’s only about half done, costing $37 million so far…