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Protestors gather outside Falls Creek Falls

Protesters with the Tennessee State Employees Association and other demonstrators gather outside of the Fall Creek Falls Inn to protest its privatization on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Spencer, Tenn.
Protesters with the Tennessee State Employees Association and other demonstrators gather outside of the Fall Creek Falls Inn to protest its privatization on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Spencer, Tenn. Protesters with the Tennessee State Employees Association and other demonstrators gather outside of the Fall Creek Falls Inn to protest its privatization on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2016, in Spencer, Tenn.

SPENCER, Tenn. — A group of protestors gathered outside the Fall Creek Falls Inn and Conference Center Thursday to decry the looming privatization of the park’s hospitality services.

The state is hosting a pre-bid conference with companies interested in managing a new inn that would be built on the site of the current facility.

Media and the public are not allowed in the meeting.

This is a developing story.