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DAYTON - The Dayton City Council did not take action Monday night regarding an application by Columbia Rural Electric Association for a right-of-way permit in town.

During the city's public hearing, two or three of the two dozen citizens who attended the meeting spoke, each expressing concerns with the application and raising questions for council members to consider.

REA has proposed new electrical distribution lines through rival utility company Pacificorp territory in Dayton to furnish power to its own offices in town.

The council will discuss the matter again on...