Take a look at the recently remodeled commercial kitchen at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. Commissioners and fairground staff hope the facility will draw a more diverse set of special events to the county.
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Montezuma County cooks
who want to preserve food
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or start a food manufacturing business,
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now have a new resource in
the recently remodeled kitchen
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at the Fairgrounds.
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When special events return
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to the Montezuma County Fairgrounds,
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users will find a shiny
new commercial kitchen
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and remodeled bathrooms at their disposal.
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County workers recently
completed upgrades to the kitchen
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dining and bathroom facilities just
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in time for special
events to return in March.
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The cost was $165,000, well
under the $200,000 budget
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the commissioners had approved
for the remodeling project.
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Hopefully we can bring in more shows
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or venues here that will need kitchens.
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Like I said, the bathrooms
were part of this
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and more of a meeting room out
of here in the dining area.
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And people want things
that are fresh, clean
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and commercialized so
that they can utilize it
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and that they can go on.
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So economically,
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I think it will be a
good economical driver
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once we get it out there
to the public and they see
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that they can use them
for a commercial kitchen
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and we should be able to expand it.
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Candelaria said the kitchen
also will be available to rent
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for cooks and entrepreneurs
who need a larger kitchen
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for private projects
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or to start a food manufacturing business.
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He also expects it to be used
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for Montezuma County extension
workshops and programs.
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To book an event or reserve the kitchen,
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contact Fairgrounds manager
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Justin McGuire at 970.565.1000,
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or visit the Fairground's website
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at montezumacounty.org/fairgrounds.
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