THERE COULD BE A NEW TAPROOM IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S STUDENT UNION BUILDING BY THIS COMING AUGUST … BUT THE PROJECT STILL NEEDS APPROVALS BEFORE THAT CAN HAPPEN. WHAT’S DIFFERENT NOW IS THE COST OF THE TAPROOM HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF THANKS TO A SCALED BACK DESIGN. IT SLASHED THE COST FROM 1-POINT-3 MILLION DOLLARS TO 650-THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS HALF THE COST WOULD COME FROM UNM USING DINING AND FOOD SERVICES MONEY. THE REMAINDER WOULD COME FROM CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUNDS FROM CHARTWELLS, UNM’S FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTOR.
