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Sedalia council declines to waive permit fees for State Fair Community College coffee shop
Summary
After recusals and debate, the council failed to approve a fee waiver for an SFCC-run coffee shop; two councilmembers abstained and three voted against the measure, leaving the resolution short of the five votes needed.
The Sedalia City Council on Oct. 20 rejected a resolution to waive building-permit fees for a coffee-shop remodel at the Donald C. Proctor Library that would be operated by State Fair Community College (SFCC). Two members recused themselves — one citing employment with SFCC and another citing ownership of a private coffee shop — and the motion failed in a 3-3-2 outcome.
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