By Amy Eddings

The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce has made an offer of $35,000 to purchase property in the village in an effort to secure a permanent office and a site from which to promote area businesses. 

The property is at 110 N. Main St.  The vacant, two-story building most recently housed Raw Ink, a tattoo parlor.  

Chamber president Deb Curlis said the deal won’t close until the offer is accepted and a bank loan is secured. 

The building purchase would be a first for the Chamber, which has been conducting its business out of the Community Health Professionals building south of the village. 

The offer came a day after members of the chamber voted overwhelmingly to make the offer. 

"This would be our own thing,” Curlis told members.  She described the first floor of the property as a long, narrow room. 

She said the chamber could post pictures of chamber members’ businesses, along with information about Ada’s churches and fraternal organizations, such as Lions Club and Rotary. 

She said it would be a welcoming “first stop” for newcomers to the community and a strong signal that Ada is business-friendly.