FreeLists / tn-bird / [TN-Bird] Re: Rankin Bottoms Road

["michael sylva" <mtnsylva@xxxxxxx>]

The approach road to the tipple is scheduled for repair by TWRA personnel 
within the next 2-3 weeks.  Before the lake was impounded in 1943, it was a 
county road and it never has been removed from the county road system, but it 
was extensively modified and redirected by TWRA.  It has been maintained 
occasionally by the Cocke County Road Department, but there are no residences 
on the road, and technically it's the responsibility of TWRA.  The road was 
graded past the first damaged area last winter, but not properly repaired.  It 
needs to be excavated and refilled with rock.  I have contacted and spoken with 
TWRA officials on a number of occasions about the road, and have gotten 
reassurances that they recognize the problem and will see to it.  

Ron Saunders in the Morristown TWRA office is in charge of this district.  You 
can direct polite inquiries to him at 
Ron.Saunders@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Ron.Saunders@xxxxxxxxxxx>.  Terry Potts 
oversees  the Rankin WMA and will coordinate the repair work.  His email 
address is Terry.Potts@xxxxxxxxxxx<mailto:Terry.Potts@xxxxxxxxxxx>.   The Cocke 
County Road Superintendent's name is John Holloway, his phone # is 623-3251.  
Best time to reach him is 7:30 AM, he's a very cordial man.  Finally, it would 
be very helpful for the future of the Rankin area to call Iliff McMahan, the 
County Mayor, at 623-8791.  He can influence all activities from road 
improvements to observation structures to habitat conservation.

I drive a sensible GMC 4X4 truck no car alarm) and personally don't have a 
problem with the road.  There's always the option of parking before the 
potholes and walking in 2-300 feet.   

Michael Sledjeski
The Rankin Bottoms Project 
  From: James Brooks<mailto:comeback@xxxxxxxx> 
  To: Tennessee Birds<mailto:tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 
  Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 7:31 AM
  Subject: [TN-Bird] Rankin Bottoms Road


  Per Dean Edwards request for information:
  Don Holt and I made it in and out last night in his 1988 Volvo wagon. 
  The ruts are caused by 4WDs mucking up the road and it's bad. 
  Fortunately Don's car is down to, or below, the primer coat so he didn't 
  mind dragging it through the branches on the far right side to sort of 
  fit on the ridges between the ruts.
  Since it's a dirt road it wouldn't take but an hour or so with a grader 
  to fix it, but whose road is it? Railroad, TWRA, Cocke County? I suggest 
  calling all of them. Maybe they just don't know.
  I suggest kicking the tires of every 4WD pickup you see to set off the 
  car alarm. Don't get mad, get even.
  We had a great evening of easy chair birding. Don brought the chairs and 
  we set up out scopes shortly after 4 p.m. and held a seminar on 
  shorebird I.D. over the next three hours or so.


  Almost worth stealing an SUV to get there.

  James Brooks


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