Rockin’ festivals planned at Blairs amphitheater seem a need to have for ordinance change | Govt. and Politics
A member of Absolute Journey — a tribute band for Journey — rocks out at the Ridge Traditional Rock Pageant in late September 2019 at the White Oak Mountain Amphitheater around Blairs.
Propelled by future events planned at a Blairs amphitheater — like a rock festival in September — Pittsylvania County is hunting at shifting its musical festival ordinance and inviting residents to a public data session Wednesday night.
Through the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors assembly in April, users froze accepting apps for impending new music competition right until the 30-year-old ordnance could be updated, the county claimed on its Facebook website page.
“This new Ordinance, which is scheduled to be introduced at the Might assembly, will serve as a in depth regulator of foreseeable future activities and festivals in Pittsylvania County,” county leaders stated in the put up. “This will carry all rules up to date to safeguard our home house owners and residents and guarantee that situations can proceed properly.”
In March, Purpose Driven Gatherings announced strategies for Blue Ridge Amphitheater — formerly regarded as White Oak Mountain Amphitheater — and commenced advertising situations for 30,000-potential facility in Blairs by summertime.
In a news release, the enterprise mentioned it acquired the just about 300 acres in Blairs due to the fact of its area involving Lynchburg, Roanoke, Danville and Greensboro, N.C. It also touted the structure would allow for for scalable activities, this means the capacity could be as small as 5,000 but have the means to achieve up to 30,000.
