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Six Nations new Tourism Welcome Centre has Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) members questioning costs. Councillor Dayle Bomberry told SNEC he has concerns over the new tourism centre\u2019s budget and a lack of background on the project. Bomberry asked how the cost of the new Tourism Welcome Centre grew from roughly half a million dollars to more than $1.1 million. The issue came up at SNEC\u2019s General Finance Committee meeting on October 6. During the adoption of meeting minutes from September 15, Bomberry raised concerns about the lack of clear budget information provided to council in earlier stages of the project\u2019s approval. \u201cWhen we originally approved that, I know there was a submission being made for funding of $300,000, and that\u2019s all we had before us,\u201d Bomberry said. \u201cAt that… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations new Tourism Welcome Centre has Six Nations Elected Council (SNEC) members questioning costs. Councillor Dayle Bomberry told SNEC he has concerns over the new tourism centre\u2019s budget and a lack of background on the project. Bomberry asked how the cost of the new Tourism Welcome Centre grew from roughly half a million dollars to more than $1.1 million. The issue came up at SNEC\u2019s General Finance Committee meeting on October 6. During the adoption of meeting minutes from September 15, Bomberry raised concerns about the lack of clear budget information provided to council in earlier stages of the project\u2019s approval. \u201cWhen we originally approved that, I know there was a submission being made for funding of $300,000, and that\u2019s all we had before us,\u201d Bomberry said. \u201cAt that... <\/p>\n

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