New rules on alcohol at Punkin Chunkin

on the west side of the city. authorities said it has affected several intersections and they are working on directing traffic in those areas. they advice to use extreme caution when approaching those intersections. in delaware — punkin chunkin is back in bridgeville — after a two year hiatus. it last took place in 2013 — then temporarily folded citing insurance concerns. and while officials and many spectators are excited for its return — there are some rules in place. 47abc’s lili zheng joins us live from sussex county where it’s day one of the three-day event — lili — thanks david. one of the biggest changes — pertains to alcohol consumption on field grounds. officials we spoke to say — it had be done. and some long-time punkin-chunkin goers — say they’re excited for the return but admit little disappointed. track 1 inside these gates — one-hundred and nine teams are competing for the farthest shot using pumpkins and machines. nat pop, trt: 1 track 2 but several hundred feet away — is the beer garden. the only section — next to the tailgating and camping sections — spectators can drink. sot: rich king we’re not allowing alcohol or byob in general spectator areas, which this is general spectator area right here track 3 rich king — i-t officer with the board of directors for punkin chunkin –cites safety and insurance as reasons for the new rule. sot: rich king the alcohol policy was something that we had to do because we tried to take the event and find a new location for it, the first question everybody asked us…every farmer…what are you going to do about the alcohol? track 3 some long-time attendees 47abc spoke to — say they’re not completely happy with the new rules but do understand the need. sot: bill hunter i never saw any riff raff when they had the open, carry in your own, and stuff. it might keep the fields a little cleaner track 4 while others — like frankford resident dawn zimmerman — describe the environment of punkin chunkin as a ghost of what it once was. sot: dawn zimmerman it does seem there’s more distance between you and the machines which is also, in my book, a detraction because you can’t get up close and personal talk to the teams butt sot maybe people who are experiencing for the first time will enjoy it in a way, i’ve just experienced the other way, so it makes it sad for me track 5 but both sides and officials agree — it’s a relief to have pumpkins fly through the skies of sussex county once again. sot: rich king we’re hoping to see a bigger crowd than normal and the general consensus we’ve seen online is a lot of people are coming back and a lot of people are coming for the first time sig lili zheng now again — it’s unclear exactly how many spectators will be in bridgeville this weekend. but it has drawn crowds of about 20,000 in years’ past. gates every morning at 7 a-m. alright thank you, lili. 47abc’s lili zheng reporting live in sussex county tonight. expect a cool night on