Champaign businesses worried about parking meter hikes
CHAMPAIGN – Sam Issa isn't one of those downtown businessmen who caters to an upscale crowd.
Issa owns and operates Sam's Cafe, 115 N. Walnut St., a small diner that sells breakfast and lunch and draws a good crowd of budget-conscious patrons. His breakfast special: Two eggs, bacon and toast for $3.40.
So Issa is worried – probably more than most business owners – about city plans to increase parking meter rates in the core of downtown Champaign from the current 25 cents per hour to 75 cents per hour, effective Jan. 1.
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