A panel discussion on the I-81 Impact on the South Side will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 6, at the South Side Innovation Center. Discussion will center on the direct impact I-81 will have on the South Side. Attendees will hear the pros and the cons of all the remaining options and how each relates to this neighborhood’s present and future businesses, residents and overall quality of life. Presentation by Mark Frechette, New York State Department of Transportation, with panelists: Angela Wright (moderator), executive director Syracuse Model Neighborhood Corporation; Jim Bright, president and owner Dunk & Bright Furniture; Mark Nicotra, Save I-81 and town supervisor for Town of Salina; Peter Sarver, convener with Moving People Transportation Coalition; Bill Simmons, executive director Syracuse Housing Authority, and Lemir Teron, assistant professor at SUNY ESF focused on environmental justice.