by Peter Abbarno | Nov 27, 2019 | City Council
In what was described by Mayor Lee Coumbs as a “Miniscule” Tax Increase, the City County gathered 4 votes to increase the Property Tax Levy by 1%; the 3rd time in 4 years the City Council has increased the property tax levy by 1%. I am disappointed by the...
by Peter Abbarno | Nov 23, 2019 | City Council
This week, Peter Abbarno, attorney and Centralia City Councilmember, discussed the controversial King County “homeward bound” plan to bus homeless individuals in King County to communities outside the Puget Sound. King County budgeting to bus homeless out...
by Peter Abbarno | Nov 22, 2019 | City Council
Peter Abbarno and Kim Witham recently discussed the Forgotten Children’s Fund on AM1470 KELA radio. Kim and her husband Mark, manager at Les Schwab, brought the program to Lewis County several years...
by Peter Abbarno | Nov 21, 2019 | City Council
According to King5 News, as well as other outlets, the King County Council approved $100,000 in funding Wednesday for a program that would bus the homeless outside the county. King County budgeting to bus homeless out of King County (or adjacent counties) is...
by Peter Abbarno | Nov 20, 2019 | City Council
The Near General Fund revenue forecast for the biennium is $51.733 billion, an increase of $299 million and 12.3% more than that of the 2017-19 biennium, according to the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. “This is good news for the State of Washington, said...