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Who is who—and which amounts belong together?
DAAC is the County development authority; DDA is the City downtown authority; the Chamber is a separate organization. Their amounts and roles must be kept distinct.
- Confirmed proposal: the County's $140,000 DAAC amount is part of the $167,000 Economic Development total. Source 2
- Filed organizational statement: the Chamber reports DAAC support-service revenue separately from membership dues. Source 4
- Confirmed City proposal: $25,000 for DDA-associated events and $13,500 for Contributions; payee detail remains open. Source 5
- Historical report statement: DDA was created in 1982 and reactivated in 2019. The original reactivation record has not been located. Source 6
- Open: specific County-to-DAAC-to-Chamber payment tracing, DDA occupancy, expense allocations and any duplicate payment. Source 9, 10
With those distinctions in place, follow the records one step at a time.
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