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St. Paul council approves Breakaway Music Festival sound-variance with conditions after residents raise noise concerns
Summary
The City Council approved a sound-level variance for the Breakaway Music Festival at Allianz Field with revised hours, speaker orientation changes and enforcement measures after extended public testimony and debate; the final vote was 5–2.
The St. Paul City Council approved a sound-level variance for the Breakaway Music Festival to be held June 6–7 at Allianz Field, adopting a compromise version of the variance after weeks of discussion and public testimony and a 5–2 roll-call vote.
The council acted on a revised “version 3” of the variance, which included modest reductions in some peak decibel allowances, earlier end times on portions of the schedule, commitments on speaker orientation toward Allianz Field, and enhanced monitoring and enforcement. Council members voted 5 in favor, 2 opposed; Council Member Johnson and Council President Naker voted no.
The vote followed a public hearing in which Jared Fucci, president of Breakaway Music Festival, described changes the festival has made since its 2024 debut, including relocating the…
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