STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – — The new Three Wire Bar & Grill operated by Routt County at Yampa Valley Regional Airport lost about $30,000 during the six ski season months if one-time startup costs and county overhead charges aren’t considered, Airport Manager Dave Ruppel said Tuesday.
“It would be great to have operated at a profit, but it’s really not realistic for a startup restaurant,” Ruppel told the Routt County Board of Commissioners. “I feel very positive about what we were able to do. It’s frustrating to not be able to operate at a profit, but we will.”
The new restaurant was created near the passenger security line between baggage check-in and retrieval during the last phase of improvements to the terminal at YVRA. The county put out requests for proposals in June 2011 to 50 restaurant operators and received no interest, leading the airport administration to enter the restaurant business and hire a staff before ski season.
“The bottom line is this year, we had no choice,” Commissioner Nancy Stahoviak said.
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