Owners of City Cafe in Fayetteville will have to wait

until mid-September to find out whether City Council will

give them a rebate on water and sewer fees.

The city recently passed an ordinance giving "quality

restaurants" that locate in the historic central business district an 80

percent exemption from the fees. But Jorg and Doreen Schatte had

already begun construction on their restaurant across the street

from City Hall when the ordinance was passed.

Two weeks ago, council directed city attorney David

Winkle to draft an amendment to the ordinance that would allow them

to extend the exemption to City Cafe, and conducted first reading of

that amendment Monday night. Second reading and a vote will

be conducted at the next meeting, Sept. 14.

The council normally would meet the first Monday, Sept.

7, but that meeting has been cancelled because it falls on

Labor Day.

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