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Organizer of Driftless-area music events outlines five-show season; county says public-safety coordination is in place
Summary
Courtney Lochner, representing Driftless Musinger, told the committee the organization will run five events this season with 1,500-ticket capacity and that organizers and county public-safety staff have discussed emergency plans; sheriff and emergency management said they have coordinated and do not expect issues.
Courtney Lochner, speaking during the public-comment portion of the Richland County Public Safety Standing Committee meeting on April 8, said Driftless Musinger (as provided in the speaker’s remarks) plans five events this season outside Richland Center with a total event capacity of about 1,500 tickets per event.
Lochner gave the dates as: June 12; July 19; an August weekend (August 7–9); August 23; and September 11–13. She said the organization completed a stage-building project last year that has helped attract national acts and that attendance is trending up as the series recovers from 2020 interruptions.
Sheriff’s Office staff told the committee that they have communicated with the event organizers and believe the organizers have a good emergency-response plan; emergency-management staff said they are familiar with the event and that they received an emergency plan. Emergency-management staff acknowledged a late duty-crew communication issue last year but said they now have the plans and expect to work cooperatively this season.
Lochner offered to address questions and said she was attending for transparency. Committee members had no additional questions at the time and thanked the speaker for appearing.
Why it matters: large, ticketed outdoor events require coordination among event organizers, law enforcement and emergency management to ensure medical and public-safety coverage and to address traffic or crowd-control needs.
