Page 3 - Tennessee 811 Magazine 2019 Issue 2

from the desk of
William “Bill” Iurner
pi-il was Safe Digging Monthl
Tennessee 811 eelebraierl National Safe Digging Month
with several events and held our annual meeting, 22nd

annual golf ioiirnaineni anrl 2nd annual Damage [’z2vI:ntlon

summit. You can rearl more about the surninii in I1'1l~‘ issue.

Our new govei-nor, Bill Lee, helped Tennessee 311 relehrate sate

Digging Month by signing a pmclnmatmn. we are grateiul to

Governor Lee for rerognizing the importanee of safe digging in

the state of Tennessee to protect underground tacilities.

speaking of safe digging in the state of Tennessee, we love to
promote safe digging initiarives, so if you're planning an event in your area, let us know by
sending an email to Craig Ingram at emgramurrmtrsseexll mm
spring has sprung anrl Tennessee is finally starting to dry out train the reeord rain wI:’v2
harl this winter. As a result, Tennessee 811 has been extremely busy hanrlling loeaie
requests fmm exeavators (April was a new rnonthly record offi-1,331 lorate requests). Our
eall eemer rloes a great job of staffing the phones to ensure ealls are answererl in a timely
fr1~'hIon, but I'd like In take this opportunity to remind everyone of E-Tieket anrl Reinoie
Tieket Entry (RTE), the two options for online ticket entry we're happy to rliseuss these
options with anyone who’s responsible for calling in lorate requests. Both options are easy
to use anrl can be aeeesserl via smariphone, tablet or eomputer. For more infnn‘l'|r1l|un on
online iirkei entry, visit rriuuii. mX11.rtwl, or contact Judy Deidiker at jdtldlkel'@Tzwttt55?eX11
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Thank you ior rnaking Tennessee a saler place and remember to Call 811 Before You Dig.
Respeettully,
william ”Eill” Turner
Pmudenk
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