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Athens News Matters: Mayor Kelly Girtz

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After months of discussions and a two-week delay, the $271.5 million-dollar Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and a millage rate of 13.7 mills were adopted by local officials this past Tuesday.

Athens-Clarke County Mayor Kelly Girtz joins us to talk about the recently-passed county budget, the county’s plateauing vaccination rates, and his plans for a second term.

Chris Shupe was the Program Director of WUGA from 2014-2022. Shupe may be best known as The Athens King, a tribute to Elvis Presley, which often included an 8 piece show band! After two years as a part-time announcer, Chris Shupe joined WUGA full time as the station’s Morning Edition Host and Assistant Operations Director. He was later promoted to PD in 2014.
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