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Melton's Given Go to Reopen But Will It?

A judge says Pet Supermarket in North Decatur can reopen after being shutdown for a massive rat infestation. Now the owner of Melton's App & Tap, an adjacent restaurant that inherited the problem, has to decide whether to do the same.

 

could reopen to serve you food soon – or never again. And even after a judge gave the neighboring permission to reopen after a that also closed the popular restaurant, the restaurant's owner now has to decide whether he's willing to put his finances on the line to open the doors again.

Aaron Melton, the owner, after a customer spotted a rat. The owner has said it could take more than $100,000 to make the necessary fixes to reopen – an amount he said he's isn't necessarily eager to reinvest, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. From the story:

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Melton said it would be at least four weeks before he can reopen. He has estimated the entire episode would cost him more than $100,000.

“I have a big gamble, a big decision to make,” Melton said Wednesday. “After we’ve spent all our money reinvesting in the restaurant, if something like this happens again, we’ll never recover from it.”

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