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Organizer asks Sandy for $15,000 to expand two‑day chainsaw‑carving festival May 31–June 1
Summary
A nonprofit organizer told the council about the Sick Forest Fest / Sandy Invitational Chainsaw Carving and requested $15,000 in city support to expand the event. The organizer cited prior attendance growth from roughly 700 in year one to nearly 3,000 in the prior year and described partnerships with local businesses and colleges.
Austin Orgneste, representing the nonprofit Trajectory (self‑described), asked the council during public comment for $15,000 in city support to expand the Sick Forest Fest / Sandy Invitational Chainsaw Carving into a two‑day event on May 31–June 1.
Orgneste described the event as a community workforce and education initiative that draws professional chainsaw carvers and related partners. “Our first year we had 8 carvers and, I think, something like a puppy off 700 attendants,” he told the council; he said the next year the event…
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