Responses were collected and questionnaires handed out about the perceived parking problem, and according to Melcher, the results show residents think there is no parking problem, especially in light of the town's purchase of the Wilton Falls parking lot on the west end of Main Street, which has a 74-space capacity. There would be a pathway up the middle to the rear of the park, with each side edged with shade trees and berms of grass. A circular stage shows the entry to the back portion of the park. To keep the lot as a parking lot would be to miss an opportunity, Melcher said, noting that some merchants resist the plan because it offers little parking. But Melcher doesn't see that as a problem.
Merchants have mixed opinions about the plan.
Dick Putnam, of Putnam's Clothing, is in favor of the park but thinks there should be a provision for more parking. Carl Anderson, owner of The Color Shop agreed. It's missing a park place, where people can meet and be in solitude, and any range between the two. Plan drawings are on display at the Gregg Free Library, Here Today Antiques, Joan Lemire's Real Estate, and the new bulletin board downtown. According to Putnam, the lot had been occupied by Wilton Auto Station, the predecessor of the Draper Garage owned by Lot 48 owner Stuart Draper.