[MikeH]

Did anyone bother to ask why the charge and then why the change?

Could it have been that last year there were problems with young outsiders coming in and since it was a "public" party nothing could be done unless they broke the law?

Could it be that by charging a fee for tables it becomes a "private" party and those from outside who didn't reserve and pay for a table could be legally removed?

Could it be that we let someone bite off our nose in spite of ourselves?

Seems the majority may have gotten screwed again by a few no nothings who made an awfully lot of noise and The Developer responded to the "wishes of the people".