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Resident alleges $2 million shortfall and accuses commissioner during Franklin County public comment
3168603 · May 1, 2025
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Summary
During public comment April 30, resident Lawanda Hatch told commissioners she found an auditor's blog alleging a $2,000,000 shortfall and accused Commissioner Bauman of spreading false statements about her; she requested due process and said she would publicize the link.
A Franklin County resident used the meeting’s public-comment period April 30 to raise allegations about county finances and to accuse a sitting commissioner of defaming her.
Lawanda Hatch told the Board of Commissioners she had reviewed an auditor’s blog and "I know that there's a $2,000,000 shortfall.…
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