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Saturday, March 25, 2006
The Nature of the Operation
Thoughts on the Nature Center’s eatery.
As I mentioned the other day, the Pueblo Chieftain cut off the continued material from page 2C in their on-line version of this interesting article about the Nature Center. The original article, in its foreshortened version is here.
I was disappointed. And a bit put out, as I have to type this stuff in now instead of linking and copying it.
Here’s my impersonation of Paul Harvey, with the rest of the story….
The restaurant space has an advantage with its proximity to the river and viewed of the trail and water.
“We’ve all thought about what we’d like to see and I think it’s a gold mine with its view, but the service has to be quick,” Zarr said. “You can only sell the view so many times.
The restaurant also faces a challenge with winter hours. The center’s request for proposals states that any restaurant operator must stay open year-round, but can have reduced hours from December through March. No specifics regarding the hours were given in the request.
Zarr said the board doesn’t expect a restaurant to keep the same full-time hours during winter that it would in the spring and summer months, but added that he’d like to see the restaurant open on weekends.
Zarr said at least three people have approached the center about the restaurant, which helped trigger the requires for proposals.
The board has no preference for style of food, but is looking for people with experience operating a restaurant.
For those interested in applying, the center will hold a general meeting and tour of the facility at 1 p.m. Monday [Ed Note: 27 Mar 06].
And HERE’s my opinion on what the board might want to consider….
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