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Woolwich councillor’s election expenses to be reviewed Following request from former candidate, Scott Hahn’s filing with township referred to audit committee STEVE KANNON Elmira Coun. Scott Hahn is likely setting a precedent, but one he’s not eager to embrace. A complaint was lodged this week about the report he filed in relation to his election expenses, and now he may face a hearing before the region’s Municipal Elections Audit Committee (MEAC). It appears to be a first for the township and Waterloo Region. It’s certainly an unknown for Woolwich clerk Val Hummel, who’s had a long tenure at the administrative office. On Monday, she fielded a request to audit Hahn’s expenses from Dan Holt, one of six candidates who ran in Ward 1 during last fall’s municipal election. “People were asking me questions about this. I’d looked at [Hahn’s filing] myself, and I kind of wondered ‘what’s going AUDIT COMMITTEE | 6
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As the weather gets better, Elmira’s new skate park becomes an even bigger magnet. A fine Tuesday afternoon found plenty of users out on their boards, blades and bikes, including BMXers Ethan Young (top) and Sam Grant, Mac Willims and Sam Davidson. [TRISTAN URRY / THE OBSERVER]
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