MOBILE, AL -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is hosting an open house to show proposed plans to deepen and widen the ship channel in the Mobile Bay Harbor on September 14. For those unable to attend in person, Sierra Club Alabama Chapter will be live streaming the discussion on Facebook.
The live stream will provide an opportunity to pose questions and observe the proceedings for Dauphin Island property owners and other concerned citizens who are unable to attend the meeting.
“These plans could have significant impacts on our natural resources,” Glen Coffee of the Sierra Club Mobile Bay group said. “In Coastal Alabama, we’re a community that depends on these resources to maintain a healthy environment, economy and community. It is imperative that citizens are involved in this study to ensure all impacts are evaluated and our environment is protected as we continue to grow in Mobile.”
To watch the livestream, all citizens will need to do is follow the Sierra Club Alabama Chapter's Facebook page (www.facebook.com/sierraclubal) from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm during the meeting. Citizens can submit questions before the livestream through Facebook by commenting on the Alabama Chapter's page or through Facebook’s messenger program to Sierra Club Alabama Chapter. Questions may also be submitted in real time during the livestream using the chat feature.
“We are adamant about our voices being heard on this matter,” Jonathon Meeks, Sierra Club’s Alabama Chapter Chair said. “We created this opportunity so that anyone across the state with opinions on our beautiful Mobile Bay Basin can be included. We are proud to be a part of this opportunity to include all interested parties across Alabama.”
The Open House meeting will be held September 14 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at the Bayou La Batre Community Center located at 12745 Padgett Switch Road, Irvington, AL 36544.
ABOUT SIERRA CLUB ALABAMA CHAPTER
Founded by conservationist John Muir in 1892, the Sierra Club is now the nation's largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization -- with more than three million members and supporters. Alabama Sierra Club’s nearly 4000 members have helped fight for clean water, for Forever Wild and to make Alabama a cleaner, safer place for all of us. We’ve forged alliances with other environmental groups across the state and region. We’ve provided funds to reach school children and create political action to protect Alabama’s wilderness. And we lead hikes, both to educate the general public on the many things Alabama has to offer and to simply get outside and enjoy the beauty of nature.
The Alabama Chapter of the Sierra Club is comprised of the Cahaba, Coosa, Mobile Bay, Montgomery, North Alabama and West Alabama Groups and holds events throughout the year, the largest of these being our annual retreat each fall. For additional information, please visit www.alabama.sierraclub.org