Sullivan Park Refresh and Brooklyn Creek Restoration Input Meeting

Join the City of Hendersonville Stormwater Department & Riverlink staff via Zoom to aid in the development of Brooklyn Creek Educational Signage.

This is an opportunity for the public to bring info, stories, and documents about Brooklyn Creek and its importance to the community. Help guide the Brooklyn Creek restoration project in Sullivan Park!

Topic: Sullivan Park Signage Discussion

Time: Mar 2, 2023 03:00 PM 

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84844573677?pwd=cmIxaEJjMnVzMW1pMlBLOWhZS0tVUT09

Meeting ID: 848 4457 3677

Passcode: 849558

Join the City of Hendersonville Stormwater Department, Riverlink staff and fellow community members via Zoom to aid in the development of Brooklyn Creek Educational Signage.

This is an opportunity for the public to bring information, stories, and documents about Brooklyn Creek and its importance to the community. Participants will also be able to give feedback and help guide the development of Brooklyn Creek Educational Signage and the stream restoration project in Sullivan Park.

What: Sullivan Park Refresh and Brooklyn Creek Restoration – Virtual Input Meeting
When: March 2, 2023, at 3:00 PM
Where: On Zoom - Meeting ID: 848 4457 3677 / Passcode: 849558

In 2022, RiverLink and Hendersonville Stormwater staff worked with residents to select the name Brooklyn Creek for an unnamed stream that flows through Sullivan Park and into Mud Creek. In the early 20th century, the unnamed stream was a destination for play and relaxation for residents of the historic African American community known as Brooklyn. Before being displaced by Urban Renewal in the 1970s and relocated to Green Meadows, there was a thriving connected community along the stream. By naming the stream Brooklyn Creek, the history of a displaced community and their connection to the waterway can be honored and shared.