The Manasota Key Association just received a written response from John McCarthy, General Manager of the Sarasota County Parks.  John says in the revised plan for the improvements at the North Manasota Key Beach, the concession stand has been removed.  The building has been downsized accordingly and thus will be set back a little farther from the road.  He has assured us that the revised plan has NO kitchen.  While the Manasota Key Association cannot claim total credit for this reversal on the part of the County, it certainly played a major role.  Their excellent communication system alerted members, which resulted in an overflow crowd at the first meeting.  An overflow crowd that was nearly unanimous in opposition to the concession stand.  Subsequent contacts by the previous president (and others) with County Commissioners and Mr McCarthy, reinforced their point.  In the end, the park will be upgraded without the potential nuisance of  food service, no concession stand, no commercial food service operation and without attacking the Conservation Act.  Once again, kudos to the residents of Manasota Key for being so pro-active in maintaining the feel and appearance  of our pristine environment…and if you are interested in receiving the latest Manasota Key realty information, email me your request at melbajimenez@michaelsaunders.com.