I was going to go to Whittle the Wood with my family. We all decided to go on Saturday afternoon. 

I arrived before my family and was informed there will be a $30 gate charge because it was after 12:30 p.m. I told the gate people that I was waiting for my family and 6-year-old grandson. We were not going to stay for the concert, but to look at the exhibits and visit the vendors and food trailers. 

I was still told it will cost $30 per person. I called my family and told them. Of course we called off the afternoon. 

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Other than the fact that it broke my grandson’s heart and he cried, I, nor my family will spend $30 to go in and then spend money on the park. 

I am sure there were many other families that did the same thing. Some families drove miles only to turn around and go home. 

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I spoke to one of the vendors about this and was told in the afternoon, the visitors dropped down to almost nothing. 

I am sure that the Whittle the Wood committee springing this on the public, the attendance at future Whittle the Wood will drop drastically. 

Ed Wilkinson

Craig