Champlain Valley Exposition shares improvement requests with Essex Junction City Council [Video]

On Wednesday, the Champlain Valley Exposition team presented to Essex Junction City Councilors a request for 15 additional sound waivers. It would allow them to host up to 35 concerts per year, nearly double the amount from the 20 concert cap they’re currently at. Tim Shea, the executive director of the Expo, shared that the revenue brought in from those additional shows would be invested right back into the facilities.Some of the upgrades would focus on the grandstand seating, the track surface, and the restrooms.Shea said it would cost approximately $1 million. He believes that improving the venue would help bring bigger named acts to the Green Mountain State and, overall, be a better space for the community to use.Kim Costello, who lives on Williams Street right next to the Expo, said she understands the value the Expo brings, but wishes there was an incentive that comes with living right …