Football season may end without Martin Stadium beer sales
November 18, 2016
With no decision on Martin Stadium beer sales from the Washington Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) and only one home football game left, the university may go the entire season without a revenue source projected to make up for $600,000 per year of the $13 million athletics deficit.
Matt Kleffner, CFO senior associate athletics director, said the Athletics department will continue to work to achieve a balanced budget, and that their goal for this year is to “explore new revenue streams while being responsible with our expenditures.”
He said the LCB is still reviewing the beer sales.
“If it is a one-year delay, that will have no impact on future year’s revenues from these sales,” he said in an email.
The department’s planned revenue sources also include a student fee of $100 per year, which students will vote on in the spring, doubled donations from the Cougar Athletic fund by 2019, and increased single-game and season ticket sales for football and men’s basketball.
Reporting by Rosemarie Blume