Rome, N.Y., Mayor Joseph Griffo, who helped bring the ill-fated Woodstock '99 festival to his Upstate town in July, was re-elected by an overwhelming majority last week. "This is not a decision on Woodstock. I would like to think the people understood the reasons we did Woodstock. ... The vote tonight wasn't on a single issue, the vote tonight was on my performance," Griffo said on election night, according to the Rome Sentinel, a local newspaper. About 48 percent of Rome's population voted in the election, according to the Sentinel, a turnout the paper described as low. Woodstock '99, with such acts as Limp Bizkit, Sheryl Crow and Metallica, was held July 23–25 at Rome's decommissioned Griffiss Air Force Base. It ended in a fiery riot and sparked widespread allegations of sexual assault. Griffo repeatedly has said that problems at Woodstock '99 were the responsibility of the promoters, not his office. Oneida County Executive Ralph Eannace, who also played a key role in bringing Woodstock '99 to Rome, was re-elected as well.