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Six Nations may not waive as many rental fees for community groups. The Community Committee and Finance Committee gave updates during the Jan. 27 Six Nations Elected Council General Council (SNEC) meeting, outlining progress on infrastructure planning, rental budget pressures and ongoing work to strengthen financial accountability. Councillor Dean Hill, Community Committee Chair flagged concerns related to the rental fee budget, which is currently overspent. He said staff are working together to bring forward a detailed report to council. \u201cJessica is going to be working with Jennifer [Court, Chief Financial Officer] to come forward about the rental fee budget currently being overspent,\u201d Hill said. \u201cThat\u2019s going to come to council as well, just to see how much more we want to approve for various community organizations.\u201d Hill said updated information… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations may not waive as many rental fees for community groups. The Community Committee and Finance Committee gave updates during the Jan. 27 Six Nations Elected Council General Council (SNEC) meeting, outlining progress on infrastructure planning, rental budget pressures and ongoing work to strengthen financial accountability. Councillor Dean Hill, Community Committee Chair flagged concerns related to the rental fee budget, which is currently overspent. He said staff are working together to bring forward a detailed report to council. \u201cJessica is going to be working with Jennifer [Court, Chief Financial Officer] to come forward about the rental fee budget currently being overspent,\u201d Hill said. \u201cThat\u2019s going to come to council as well, just to see how much more we want to approve for various community organizations.\u201d Hill said updated information... <\/p>\n

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