[TN-Bird] Reminder: Gallatin Steam Plant access rules

From: JanKShaw@xxxxxxx
To: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 09:56:01 -0500 (EST)
Since shorebird time will be fast approaching, I wanted to remind everyone  
of the new access rules put into place last fall for the Gallatin Steam 
Plant in  Sumner Co.  Everything still applies.  Only one person has applied 
and  received his badge so far.  It took quite a while for him to receive it, 
so  if you plan to visit the plant this spring I'd suggest you make your  
appointment (call or write me) as soon as possible to apply for your  badge.  
 
 
ACCESS RULES FOR BIRDING AT THE GALLATIN STEAM PLANT, SUMNER CO.
 
Birders have been allowed access to the settling ponds at the  Gallatin 
Steam Plant in Sumner Co. 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. Because I have been dealing 
with them for our  bird counts there in the past, they want me to be the 
contact person for  birders.  So to make your appointment to get your badge, 
please call  me (331-2231) or e-mail me (_jankshaw@xxxxxxxx 
(mailto:jankshaw@xxxxxxx) ) and I'll call  them to set it up.  PLEASE DO NOT 
CALL THE PLANT.   
The employees who do that work do not work on the weekends, so appointments  
would have to be made for Monday - Friday between 7:00 - 3:30.  After  you 
apply for your badge, it will take at least a week to receive it in the  mail.

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 
or e-mail me when  you want to go, and I'm to call them to set it up.  Since 
rare  birds often don't stay around very long, they have agreed to lower 
the time  to wait between asking for permission to go and actually being 
allowed to  go from one week to two days.  This means that in the case 
of a rare  bird, for those that already have their badges, you should call 
or e-mail me if  you want to go and I'll call the plant.  Then you should be 
able to go  in two days.

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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