1329 FORESTDALE BLVD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35214 Get Directions
1329 FORESTDALE BLVD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35214 Get Directions
Village Creek Human and Environmental Justice Society, Inc. (VCS) started as Coalition #1 in the 1980's followed by Coalition #2 in 1996 headed by Dr. Mable B. Anderson, an area born resident, to address extensive flooding in the minority populated community in the Village Creek Watershed. She was joined in the late 1980's by John C. Meehan, who grew up in the Ensley area. The Army Corps of Engineers many studies did not make attempts to "stop" the flooding nor to "upgrade" the quality of the industrial polluted waters that once, in early Birmingham, severed as its drinking water and then became the water that brought the "magic" and "money economy" to Jefferson County. But justice was overlooked and VCS has worked and is still working to improve the quality of life in the 3 sections of the 44 mile watershed:
Headwater Section: From Roebuck to East Lake
Mid Section: From North Birmingham to Ensley/South Pratt to Mulga
Lower Section: From Bayview to Black Warrior River
Village Creek has given so much to the people of Birmingham and Jefferson County. The families that moved into the Village Creek watershed in the 1920's, to become a part of the City's legacy, are forever a part of this history.
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