Portland City Council postpones action on Payson Park music festival until June 2023

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 21, 2022

Portland city councilors voted Monday night to postpone action on a proposed two-day music festival in Payson Park, saying they intend to revisit the proposal next year after organizers agreed to move their plans ahead by a year, to July 2024. Councilor Andrew Zarro, who represents District 4, which includes the proposed site, said “There are issues and concerns about the cost, environmental impacts, the traffic, the size and the timing.” The organizer estimated the event could draw between 10,000 and 20,000 people per day. Janice and Kenneth Bailey asked the council to reject C3’s application. They said, “We are opposed to using public parks for commercial ventures such as this.”