Mystic Lake Amphitheater faces noise study

All right. 605 now in June of this year, Mystic Lake Amphitheater officially opened to the public and since then thousands of music fans, thousands and thousands have enjoyed concerts at this new venue. But we've also been hearing about this. Some people who live in and around Shakopee are not happy with the noise coming from the amphitheater and now the Shakopee City Council is taking some action. She knew her joining us in the live center with more here. Good morning. Good morning, guys. So, yeah, last night at the Shakopee City Council meeting, the city council approved a sound monitoring and bass investigation at the amphitheater. So Shakopee has approved a professional services agreement with a company called GZA Environmental. So they will conduct this investigation. They will look at areas where these noise complaints have been coming from, as well as set up temporary sound monitors, and then make recommendations for any potential changes. The Live Nation Entertainment, who owns the Mystic Lake Amphitheater, they will be able to access that data. Shakopee police department. We spoke to just about all the sound consultants because they've done work across the country and some even in Europe. There's going to be one or two concerts a year. No matter what we do, you're going to hear because we can't control the weather. Thank you very much. And one of them said sound can travel for 9 or 10 miles depending on if you get a weird inversion in the clouds or something. But I think our goal is for general everyday operations. We had half a million people there with 41 events this year that the sound be contained within the facility as much as possible. And city council taking action as we are also now getting a glimpse at the new venue's economic impact in the city there. So you heard that gentleman say 41 concerts. In those 41 concerts, the venue saw over half a million fans at the amphitheater. And according to Oxford Economics, Mystic Lake Amphitheater generated $158 million in visitor spending. So that includes at local hotels and restaurants and shops. Officials also say 40% of people who went to concerts at the amphitheater traveled more than 50 miles to catch a show. Now, as far as that sound investigation goes, that total agreement is for $130,000 plus an extra $10,000 in contingency. And it is important to know that this study is just that. It's just a study. It's not for any changes or equipment that may be implemented after work. So the work is all expected to begin this off-season with field testing to happen during 2027 concerts. So a discussion that we're going to be following for a little bit here as that investigation gets going. Yeah, no kidding. We'll see what happens or what kind of changes are even possible to limit the sound. Interesting. Thanks.