Rotary Gardens board wants to charge an admission fee
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WCLO's Steve Benton reports the Janesville Rotary Gardens board wants to charge an admission fee
JANESVILLE — Janesville City Manager, Steve Sheiffer, says he would like to place an item regarding Janesville's Rotary Gardens on Monday's city council agenda.
Sheiffer says a letter from the Rotary Gardens Board Chair indicates they need to begin charging an admission fee because fund raising efforts are no longer enough to sustain the operation.
He says the lease agreement indicates city manager approval is necessary for such a change, but Sheiffer says he would rather the city council make the decision. He says he will recommend the fee, and he also will suggest a public hearing before the council makes any decision.
The Rotary Gardens board is asking for a $5.00 admission fee for teens and adults, and a $3.00 fee for children six to 12. The letter suggests the fee be in affect from April 15th through October 1st each year.
Janesville's Rotary Gardens is one of the premiere tourist attractions in Rock County.
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Aug 22, 2008 at 7:54 a.m.
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Whats the point of keeping it open if you drive the majority of your customers away? Its like if you want to take a walk on a trail, beach, spur of the moment kinda thing...Rotary Gardens will be ruled out... How romantic is a walk through the garden when you have to pay to do it? lol....wow. I say level the place right now and build a stoplight factory.
Aug 21, 2008 at 8:10 a.m.
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I don't think that the people at Rotary Gardens are interested in imposing a fee so that they'll make a profit. This fee is to help ensure that it can stay open. It's unfortunate, but I think they've exhausted all other options.
Aug 21, 2008 at 7:49 a.m.
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It's getting harder and harder for the poor, some of them unemployed GM workers, to have anything to do. I know one of them that needs to exercise and likes to take a stroll around the gardens. With this fee, she will no longer be able. Poor kids also, who could learn about flowers and gardening, won't be able to. This is a really, really bad idea.
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