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City to consider Country on the River relocation

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Submitted by admin1 on Mon, 08/15/2016 - 12:11

Festival could move back to St. Feriole Island

Townsquare Live Events Wisconsin has made a request to the city of Prairie du Chien to relocate the Country on the River music festival to St. Feriole Island for 2017. The common council will consider the request at its regular meeting, Tuesday, Aug. 16, at 7 p.m., at city hall.

Country on the River, currently held in the town of Bridgeport, was first held on St. Feriole Island in 2010 and 2011 before moving to Bridgeport.

According to a letter from Townsquare, the organizers are requesting the relocation due to an easement on the Bridgeport property that will not allow the festival to utilize the entire property in the future, making that location insufficient for space. Townsquare said it was unaware of this issue until recently and was able to obtain a variance to allow the 2016 festival to occur there; however, they have been informed no further variances will be permitted.

“We believe that moving Country on the River to St. Feriole Island will provide us with adequate space, which we are not able to obtain at our current location,” a letter from Townsquare Director Sally Lidinski states. “As a secondary factor and an added benefit to the city, relocation of Country on the River will bring the festival back to its original location in downtown Prairie du Chien and will further boost local businesses including downtown hotels that will once again be walk-able from the festival site.”

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