Fayette City Council votes to charge for abated properties

The Fayette City Council held a public hearing concerning property abatements and later voted to charge the owners for the city’s costs for cleanup at six of the abated properties. Councilwoman Aliska Hughes-Monroe was absent from the meeting with all other council members present. Brad Cox, pastor at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, led the council in prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance prior to the beginning of the meeting.