{"id":2458353,"date":"2020-05-12T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=325611"},"modified":"2020-05-12T23:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T05:00:00","slug":"better-sales-than-expected-in-march-spur-basalt-to-revise-2020-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/better-sales-than-expected-in-march-spur-basalt-to-revise-2020-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Better sales than expected in March spur Basalt to revise 2020 expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Chad Bones gives Larry Mills a haircut at the Basalt Barber Shop a week after they reopened on Tuesday, May 12, 2020.Co-owner Lonnie Bones said they waited a little longer to reopen the shop than what was allowed. (Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times)<\/strong>
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Basalt\u2019s sale tax revenues from March gave the town government guarded hope that 2020 finances won\u2019t plummet as drastically as originally feared because of the coronavirus crisis.<\/p>\n

The town collected about $70,000 more than expected in the April sales tax report, which reflects sales in March.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not like March was rosy. The Roaring Fork Valley\u2019s economy took an abrupt hit March 15 when Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered that ski areas close for the season. Restaurants were closed a short time later and a stay-at-home order was issued March 25.<\/p>\n

Basalt restaurants saw sales drop by more than 40%. Lodging was down 50%. Retail food, on the other hand, was up 23.6%, which reflects strong sales by Whole Foods and City Market.<\/p>\n

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