Base jumpers leapi 800+ feet into the New River Gorge during the Bridge Day event held in Fayetteville.
BECKLEY, W.Va. — Bridge Day 2015 vendors, BASE jumpers and rappellers may be able to choose this year to either pay for a background check with a contracted security company or submit to a biometric fingerprint scan for free.
The Bridge Day Commission in Fayette County passed a motion Wednesday that adds the option of the background check. The check would be conducted by a contracted, third party security company, said Bridge Commission Chairwoman Sharon Cruikshanks.
The cost of the background check will be $12 to $35, depending on which of the three companies the commission contracts.
“Biometric scans are a free option,” Cruikshanks said.
The paid background check option was added after BASE jumpers expressed concerns over privacy violation issues raised by a biometric scan requirement the commission added in January…
