[TN-Bird] new access rules for the Gallatin Steam Plant, Sumner Co.
- From: JanKShaw@xxxxxxx
- To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:36:09 EDT
Birders have been allowed access to the settling ponds at the Gallatin
Steam Plant to view shorebirds, etc. for quite some time. This will continue,
but now with stricter rules. In the past, the plant has had rigorous
access standards for their employees, vendors, and other guests, but have
allowed birders to bypass these steps. Now they have decided for security
purposes that everybody should be treated the same and have requested that
birders follow these stricter security rules. So starting now, ALL birders
will
need to comply with the steps below.
To gain access, each person will need a personal badge acquired from the
plant personnel. To get a badge you must first make an appointment to go
there and have your photo and fingerprints taken. Then they will do a
backround check on you which should take about a week. Once you have your
personal badge, you can use it whenever you visit. They want me to be the
contact
person for birders. So to make your appointment to get your badge, please
call me (331-2231) and I'll call them to set it up. PLEASE DO NOT CALL
THE PLANT.
After you have acquired your badge, whenever you want to visit the plant
you will need to ASK FOR PERMISSION A WEEK IN ADVANCE and take your badge
with you. And they want me to be the contact person for this also. So call
me (331-2231) when you want to go, and I'm to call them to set it up. I'm
sorry for the inconvenience this will bring, but they just want all people
at the plant to follow the same security rules. If you have questions, ask
me; don't call the plant. Please respect these rules so that we may
continue to use the facility.
Thank you.
Jan Shaw
Nashville, TN
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