After months of pushback from community members concerned about megafestivals taking over a neighborhood park, the Chicago Park District is implementing changes to the permitting process.
Just days before the return of Riot Fest, neighbors of Douglass Park are putting more pressure on the city to stop mega festivals.Events with 10,000 or more attendees per day will now be required to receive approval from the district’s Board of Commissioners before the permit is issued, according to the Park District.
The changes come after community members in Little Village and Lawndale pushed back against how many large-scale music festivals were using Douglass Park, which bridges the West Side communities. Residents estimated that they lose access to a portion of the park for more than 40 days during the summer because of the music festivals. Community members, who staged protests and their own music festival, called for artists to drop out of Riot Fest.
"Some kind of way where — when the community gives their input, that there is actual value given to the words of community members and not just being a show," Adkins said. Some of the concerns include how the board will collect community input since many Little Village and Lawndale residents can’t submit feedback online, Solano said. Her organization also want limits on promoters donating to politicians, which could sway decisions, she said.
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