The first of three planned ‘visioning’ sessions on the road to restoring Sadony Bayou will take place Wednesday, July 10 at the White Lake Community Library.
The sessions - later ones will take place in September and in December - are the result of a grant awarded to the Chemours Environmental Impact Committee from the Lois M. Ekstrand Fund, under advisement of the White Lake Community Fund.
A 2023 grant, given by the state Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, gave CEIC the resources to conduct an evaluation of the bayou, which is in progress.
During the July 10 session, facilitators will invite participants to share their recollections of the bayou in the past (wildlife, water quality, plant life, recreational use) and mention their aspirations for what the bayou could look like in the future. Facilitators will be drawing designs as people speak.
Session #2, in September, will bring these ideas together to begin developing plan options, and session #3, in December, will present plans that could be presented to engineering and design professionals to prepare for restoration of the bayou.
The event is free to attend, but organizers request registration in advance due to limited capacity. To register, send an email to makeitrightchemours@gmail.com.
