Va State Parks & Dog fees
A while back we had a thread going with the pro's and con's of the Va State Park Dog fee's ($5 per night, per dog-max 3 nights) there were a lot of thoughts of better ways to offset the "cost" of pet'...
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pasusan wrote:3 dog nights wrote:Great! So now we all pay for the dogs. That's what you might call Communism.
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OK, have heard back from the meeting. Jist is they are making money from the fee, but plan to do away with it at the next round of price increases. In other words the fee will be assorbed by overall increases that are already on the schedule. Should kick in next year.
I'm guessing around July 1 when next budget starts, but that's just my opinion.
Last time I was in a VA state park there were loose dogs and the Rangers were coming around asking if we'd seen them and did we know where they belonged. It was stupid and it takes the Rangers' time. This is what is behind the dog fee. And now - thank you - I have to add this dog off leash thing onto my fee. :R
BTW the word is gist, not jist. And I suppose the price will be absorbed, not assorbed by the rest of us.
There are times we go to campgrounds and do not use the pool or playground. I also at times do not use the fire rings that are supplied. Does that mean I should be upset that the overall costs of those items are included in the price? Of course not. If you feel so strongly about having a pet-fee automatically included in your site fee then you might want to find CGs that allow no pets at all, ensuring you a happy trip. :)
BTW, I hope your (sarcastic) spelling corrections made you feel a bit bigger when you wrote them, but actually all it did was make you look quite small. Just my opinion. Hope your day gets better.
