A proposed country music festival near Harbeson has hit a bump in the road.
Dewey Beach businessman Alex Pires has told the Sussex County Council he is withdrawing his request for a conditional-use application for the event on farmland in the area.
In an August 18th letter his attorney wrote that there was some misunderstanding about the mandatory requirement for the preliminary site plan.
The Sussex County Planning and Zoning Commission opposed the proposed festival saying the plan did not provide enough details.
The Sussex County Council was expected to vote last week on the application but decided to delay it for a week.
The council could decide whether to accept or reject the withdrawal request.
Pires believes that the festival on a 1-thousand acre farm could bring in $10 to $15 million to the county if it comes to fruition.
