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Revise and resubmit: District 6 Commissioner Jesse Houle on their proposed county budget

Commissioner Jesse Houle
Commissioner Jesse Houle

It’s budget season in Athens-Clarke County, when local lawmakers spend weeks hammering out the details of a county budget that, this year, is expected to top $300 million dollars, including over $193 million in general fund spending.

As is often the case, some commissioners have produced a counterproposal to the suggested budget from Mayor Kelly Girtz. That’s the case this year with a budget co-authored by Commissioners Jesse Houle, Dexter Fisher, and Mike Hamby. WUGA’s Alexia Ridley sat down with one of the authors, District 6 Commissioner Jesse Houle, to discuss details.

Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!
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