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Franklin council tables Country Rising permit after residents press for sound study and stronger enforcement
Summary
After hours of public comment about profanity, loud music and allegedly noncompliant decibel monitors at The Rock, the Common Council voted 5–1 to table a proposed Country Rising permit to March 17 while city staff pursue the contracted sound study and invite a Rock representative to discuss mitigations.
Hundreds of residents and neighboring officials pressed the Franklin Common Council on March 3 to deny or condition a proposed two‑day Country Rising concert at The Rock, raising long‑running concerns about loud music, explicit lyrics broadcast into nearby homes and the accuracy and configuration of on‑site decibel monitors.
Milwaukee County Supervisor Kathleen Vincent, speaking on behalf of Greenale residents, said noise complaints have been documented for years and that a county sound study showed levels that exceeded acceptable limits. She urged the council to "vote down the proposed country concert permit due to the proven disruption past events have caused" and asked for coordinated standards and enforcement with surrounding municipalities.
Her remarks were followed by multiple residents who described amplified…
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