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he pointed out. And the second phase of the bayfront mooring field is complete, pushing the total number of all-weather moorings to more than 80. A number of public projects are under way, including the multi-use trail along Brother Geenen Way, across an arm of Hudson Bayou and along Alderman Street. Among the others are the reconstruction of Old Bradenton Road and a new 2-million-gallon drinking water storage tank being built at the 12th Street util- ities plant. Construction of the State Street parking garage should begin on May 19. And the million-dollar rehab of the Arlington Park Pool is nearing completion. The third phase of demolition and reconstruc- tion at Janie's Garden is under way, with 70 new units planned in this mixed-income pub- lic housing project. The streetscape project on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way is in prog- ress, too (see the related item in News Briefs this week). Coming up are new roundabouts along U.S. 41 at 10th and 14th streets and the next evo- lution of traffic signal synchronization as Sarasota and Manatee counties continue to centralize control of stoplights. Repairs to the Bird Key-Coon Key bridge should provide better pedestrian and bicyclist access, and on the horizon are plans to renourish Lido Beach with sand from Big Pass. On the public side, Barwin said, "We have more than 1,000 residences and 1,000 hotel rooms planned in and around downtown. We've issued 3,700 building permits in the last six months, and we're on pace for a record year. Right now we're looking at $260 million in construction. That's a quarter-billion dol- lars in projects." % Work is also getting under way on The Jewel, an 18-story condominium complex at the intersection of Main Street and Gulfstream Avenue. Photo by Norman Schimmel Sarasota News Leader May 9, 2014 Page 18