After nearly two years of haggling, the city of Ely and the Ely Chamber of Commerce appear to have found some common ground.<BR><BR>Tuesday, city council members unanimously endorsed a deal struck between city and Chamber representatives over several contentious issues, including a lease for the Chamber’s headquarters on the east end of town.<BR><BR>The Chamber will pay $1 a year to lease the building, which sits on city -owned property, and the city will abandon a push to charge the Chamber for using Whiteside Park for events such as the Blueberry Art and Harvest Moon festivals.<BR><BR>The city had estimated that it provides about $2,700 of services for the events.<BR><BR>In turn, the Chamber will pay property taxes on the building, which this year reached approximately $6,000.<BR><BR>The Chamber will also sponsor a raffle next year in which half the proceeds will go to agencies - the Ely Area Development Association and E