‘Restoration’ of creek underway in S-B

“Restoration” work started at Sutton Bay Village’s Waterwheel Park April 23 much to the surprise of some residents.

Village staff expect crews to restore a more natural flow to the creek in the park in the next 30 days by the end of May.

“This week the process began staging and preparing the site to implement a new cascading creek,” Village Manager Rob Larrea told the newspaper. “In order to make up that elevation drop, they’re going to make several little pockets and drops within it, so it cascades down and makes up that drop as it meanders through. They’re recreating the creek, putting a bench in there that will mimic the floodplain.”