Businesses selling liquor onsite had until Dec. 31 to pay their annual privilege tax to Johnson City, a fee that for restaurants can be in the range of $600 to $1,000 depending on their seating capacity.
But one local restaurant owner is questioning whether itâs fair to charge those fees during a year in which public health officials have encouraged restaurants to cut their maximum capacity to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
âIt just feels like a bureaucratic entanglement,â said Nathan Brand, one of the co-owners of Timber on West Walnut Street.
According to city codes, restaurants with a seating capacity of 75 to 125 seats must pay $600 annually, which increases depending on the number of seats. At max, businesses with 276 seats or more pay $1,000.
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Newman s in Market Street, pictured last year (Image: Becky Jones)
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New Bern restaurant s holiday schedule
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The Bay Leaf Indian Restaurant and Beer Army Burger Company open until 4 p.m.
Bella s Cafe & Catering open until 4 p.m.
Blackbeard s Triple Play Restaurant and Captain Ratty s Seafood & Steakhouse open until 3 p.m.
The Country Biscuit open until 2:30 p.m.
Cypress Hall Kitchen,,Bar and The Grill at Prohibition, MJ s Raw Bar & Grille, Morgan s Tavern & Grill open until 3 p.m.
Persimmons Restaurant open until 7:30 p.m.
Savages Woodburning Pizzeria open until 6 p.m.
Tryon Palace Seafood & The Stingray Cafe, Annabelles of New Bern, Applebees Grill + Bar, Beartown Bistro & Pizza Company open until 6 p.m.