Festival organizers (named participants included Donald and Aaron; one speaker identified themselves as "T") told the board the event brought nearly 2,000 people to Fairfield and generated significant local economic activity. Organizers said they intend the festival to remain a professionally run, multi‑day event that includes laser and light shows and that they have begun planning for 2026.
Neighbors reported sleep disruption caused by bass that carried to residences up to a mile from the main stage and raised dust‑control and safety concerns during harvest season. The board's stated intent was not to shut the event down but to craft a permitting process that balances economic benefits with neighbors’ quality‑of‑life and safety concerns. Ideas discussed included decibel limits, directional sound control, physical barricades (stacked shipping containers), dust control plans coordinated with the county engineer, and specific curfew or volume‑reduction steps late at night.
Supervisors asked staff to schedule a dedicated work session (separate from a regular meeting) to draft permit language and to invite festival organizers, emergency management and the road department to collaborate. Organizers committed to continue refining site operations, emergency plans and neighbor mitigation measures; the board said it would not move forward with a one‑size‑fits‑all ordinance without local input.