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DAYTON - The Dayton Chamber of Commerce's board of directors voted last week to give up an economic development role it has long held. The board agreed that the Port of Columbia should assume the position of associate development organization, or ADO, which is the lead agen­cy in the county for economic develop­ment.

According to Chamber officials, the ADO contract pro­vided approximately $30,000 to the Cham­ber last year, and it has been a major source of its annual funding. The new arrangement is expected to call for the Port to contract back with the Chamber to continue economic deve...