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Chamber leaders and council at odds over proposed lease language that implies ownership
Summary
Councilors questioned proposed Chamber lease language that would treat the Chamber as owning a building on city land; Chamber president Devin Reese said community members raised funds and want 'ownership on paper' to protect stability and grant eligibility. The matter will return for further legal review.
Councilors and the city attorney discussed a revised proposed long‑term lease for the Chamber of Commerce that contains language suggesting the Chamber would own a building on city land.
City attorney Mr. Chisholm told the council the chamber’s revised lease still leaves unanswered questions about what would happen at lease termination, whether the Chamber could remove or control the building and how grant‑funded improvements…
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