McMinnville Water Department will continue to allow its customers to pay by credit or debit card in-house.According to Water Department director Anthony Pelham, it was not his intention to stop customers from paying with plastic – only whether the city would continue to absorb the transaction fee for its customers who are paying with a card.“We will continue to take credit cards,” said Pelham in clarifying the misunderstanding. “My only question is which provider we wanted to go with? With one, the department absorbs those fees.