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From YouTube: Mayor's Press Conference - May 17, 2023
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Mayor's Press Conference - May 17, 2023
B
Good
afternoon
and
welcome
once
again
to
the
weekly
update
with
Kyle
Johansson
and
the
mayor,
it
is
beautiful.
Outside
I
just
walked
up
Court
Street
to
go,
get
a
bite
to
eat
for
lunch
and
I
mean
it
was
just
awesome.
It's
it's
there's
a
nice
breeze,
it's
probably
I,
don't
know
maybe
70
degrees
out
there,
but
it
was
super
super
Pleasant.
So
Kyle.
Please
tell
me
that
this
is
what
we're
gonna
expect
for
the
next
seven
days.
C
So
today
we
got
plentiful,
Sunshine,
High,
70
degrees.
Tonight,
clear
skies,
low
38th
of
inches
of
potential
seems
for
some
Frost.
Tomorrow
we
got
mostly
sunny
skies
high
of
80
low
56.,
Friday,
probably
quality
higher
79,
well,
57
Saturday
showers,
570
12,
46.,
Sunday,
sunny
skies,
all
right,
76,
12,
48.
C
77
well
49
next
Tuesday,
probably
cloudy
high
of
81
1252
index
1.
So
we
got
mostly
sunny
hype,
81,
wolf,
52.
in
sports.
The
copperhead
starts
in
less
than
three
weeks
from
now,
which
is
and
also
don't
forget
not
next
week,
but
a
couple
weeks
of
trash.
It's
moved
one
day
because
of
Memorial
Day
holiday.
It's
like
less
than
two
weeks
of
white
right
now,
so
don't
forget.
Trash
is
moved
my
all
day
weekend.
C
Still
a
few
Trashies
on
Monday
it'll
be
pushed
Tuesdays,
Tuesdays
will
be
Wednesdays,
Wednesdays
will
be
first,
it's
end
and
so
on
and
after
that
track
will
now
be
moved
again
to
the
Juneteenth
part,
which
that's
a
Marvel
way
as
well,
which
is
unreal
and
don't
forget.
The
Juneteenth
Festival
is
back
on
College
Green
as
of
last
year,
good,
there's
more
shade
and
more
food
in
the
area
as
well.
That's
good,
and
it
is.
B
All
right,
thanks
Kyle,
we
are
transitioning
to
our
generator
at
least
getting
final
approval
from
AEP
electric
for
our
generator.
That
is
designed
if
there's
an
outage
to
power
the
city
building,
as
well
as
the
law,
building
and
police
department.
So
with
that
there's
going
to
be
some
outages
affecting
this
building
and
the
law
building
today,
the
law
building
is
closed
to
people
coming
in.
Although
the
I
know
the
auditor
and
the
law
director
are
working
today,
they.
B
B
The
building
here
the
city
building
will
be
closed
to
the
public
again
and
it
will
also
include
the
auditor
of
the
income
tax
department,
as
well
as
the
law
director
city
council,
clerks
clerk's
office,
as
well
as
the
government,
Channel
and
muni
court.
The
Municipal
Court
will
be
closed
tomorrow,
as
will
the
mayor's
office
and
HR.
So
we
will
in
Utility
Billing,
so
the
the
building
will
basically
be
shut
down,
as
they
do
the
testing
and
transition
to
where
aep's
electric
service
comes
in
through
the
generator
system
and
then
to
power.
B
Both
these
buildings
so
just
know
that
also
on
the
18th,
the
Athens
city,
code,
engineering
and
public
works
and
the
Athens
Community
Center
will
you'll
not
be
able
to
get
a
hold
of
them
via
email
or
phones
because
of
a
transition
that's
taking
place
when
it
comes
to
emails
and
our
phone
system
down
there.
So
keep
those
things
in
mind.
College
Green
I
noticed
this.
The
other
day,
and
in
particular
on
West
Union
Street,
the
college
green
tunnel
rehab,
is
taking
place.
They
worked
on
it
extensively
last
summer.
B
B
So
that'll
be
a
lot
of
fun
to
watch
The,
Blues
Brothers.
As
it's
playing
down
there
so
check
it
out,
that'll
go
on,
like
I
said
until
11
p.m.
It
is
within
the
Dora
footprint
which
I
think
Scott
or
Ryan
just
had
that
up.
There
is
to
there's
that
footprint,
so
this
will
be
like
I
said
that
portion
of
West
State
Street
that'll
be
closed,
but
it'll
be
open
to
people
on
foot
to
enjoy
the
movie
and
first
enjoy
the
music
so
come
check
it
out.
B
If
you
want
to
rent
the
pool
you
have
to
allow
for
two
to
four
days
for
the
rental
approval
process
to
go
through,
but
my
family
and
I
have
done
that
in
the
past.
It's
a
lot
of
fun
to
rent
the
pool
after
it
closes
on
a
weekend
night,
really
pretty
enjoyable
like
a
date
like
today.
If
it
were
open,
it's
not
would
be
fantastic,
but
oh
well,
not
until
Memorial,
Day,
Weekend,
yeah.
B
B
It's
going
to
be
Joseph
Crabtree
from
6
to
7
p.m
and
then
from
7
to
8,
P.M,
it's
Megan
B
and
then
on
June
13th
from
six
to
seven.
It
is
ready,
aim,
flowers
and
then
from
seven
to
eight
it
is
Chris
Michael
and
the
Andrews
and
then
July
20th
on
the
20th.
It's
going
to
be
boys
in
the
hawk
from
six
to
seven
from
seven
to
eight.
It
is
Paula
and
the
rescue
dogs
and
then
on
August
17th
from
six
to
seven.
B
It
is
Caitlin
Krauss,
our
very
own
Caitlyn
Krauss
and
from
seven
to
eight
it
is
take
two.
So
there
you
have
it.
Those
are
all
the
performances,
as
I
just
read
them
out
of
the
a
news
which
has
it
nicely
posted
in
there
speaking.
The
news
on
the
front
page
was
a
ceremony
that
I
attended
last
Saturday
at
Armory
Park,
which
was
the
dedication
of
the
rotary
Athens
rotary
peace
pole,
which
is
pretty
fascinating,
where
it's
basically
in
six
different
languages,
says
let
peace
Prevail
in
five
other
languages
around
the
the
hexagon
peaceful.
B
On
Monday
evening,
a
resolution
was
approved
to
enter
into
a
sister
city,
shared
government
exchange
between
austro
Ukraine
and
the
city
of
Athens,
which
is
really
pretty
fantastic.
I
was
excited
that
Council
brought
that
resolution
forward
to
start
the
relationship
with
with
austro,
as
we
look
to
ways
in
which
we
can
learn
from
each
other
and
help
each
other
in
whatever
way
is
possible.
I
know
that
Ryan
also
has
the
two
test
routes.
If
you
will
for
autonomous
vehicles.
B
B
This
one
basically
goes
from
West
Union,
all
the
way
out
to
682
682
North
up
to
the
Plains
and
then
Loops
through
the
Plains
and
comes
back
on
itself
and
continues
682
all
the
way
to
Richland
Avenue
Richland
crosses
the
river
via
the
roundabout
and
then
back
up
to
Union
again
and
then
back
out
of
the
city,
so
you'll
be
seeing
a
vehicle
using
that
test
route.
The
other
test
route
in
the
city
does
have
touch
points
in
the
city,
but
not
as
extensive
as
the
first
one.
B
All
the
way
out
to
690
690
is
where
the
county,
Engineers
garage
and
maintenance
facility
is,
from
there
all
the
way
up
to
the
intersection
or
the
junction
with
550
and
then
550
back
around
to
33,
again
again,
a
bigger,
more
rural
pathway
but
it'll
be
pretty
interesting
to
see
autonomous
vehicles
running
on
these
two
test
routes
here
in
our
own
community.
So
yay
look
forward
to
seeing
more
of
that.
B
B
I've
been
asked
for
several
years
to
read
a
proclamation
for
kids
to
park
stay,
and
so
this
year,
kids
to
Parks
day
is
partnering
with
the
city
of
Athens
and
in
particular
Arts
Parks
and
Recreation
they've
kind
of
doubled
down
and
with
the
under
the
direction
of
Catherine
Ann
Jordan
and
Aaron
Helms
they're
going
to
be
doing
some
fun
things
down
in
front
of
the
City
swimming
pool.
Things
like
you
know,
dance
to
some
fun
beats.
B
They'll
have
Kona
Ice
down
there,
you
like
Kona
Ice,
don't
you
I'm
gonna
chase
you
yeah,
Rich
Hayes
riches
is
all
over
the
place
and
it's
always
fun.
Engaging
with
Rich
and
and
I
know
my
daughters,
love,
Kona
Ice,
so
Dakota
ice
will
be
down
there.
Lots
of
activities
for
kids
and
you
can
purchase
your
2023
Pool
passes
in
memberships.
It's
going
to
be
this
Saturday
between
12
and
2
p.m.
B
And
let
me
read
the
proclamation
declaring
kids
to
Parks
day
Office
of
the
mayor
Proclamation.
Whereas
on
May
20th
of
2023.
It
is
the
12th
kids
to
Parks,
day
organized
and
launched
by
the
national
park.
Trust
held
annually
for
the
third
Saturday
in
May
and
whereas
kids
to
park
day
empowers
kids
and
encourages
families
to
get
outdoors
and
visit
local
parks,
public
lands
and
Waters.
B
B
We
have
two
to
note
today
at
5,
30
5
30
to
6
30
is
the
commission
on
disabilities
here
in
the
city
of
Athens,
their
location
is
going
to
be
the
Athens
Community
Center
room
a,
but
you
can
also
join
via
Zoom,
with
an
ADA
accessibility
request.
So
again,
Community
Center
activity,
room
a
at
5
30
and
on
Monday
May
22nd
is
city
council,
seven
o'clock
here
in
council
chambers,
as
usual
and
I,
believe
that
that
is
a
committee
night.
So
please
join
us.