by Peter Abbarno | Apr 6, 2019 | City Council
Governor Jay Inslee recently proposed a $54.4 billion 2019-2020 budget that increases spending by 20 percent and increases taxes $3.7 billion. I am a small business owner, and like many small business owners, I am opposed to the governor’s massive “tax and spend”...
by Peter Abbarno | Mar 30, 2019 | City Council
Those curious about the $2 million appropriation for a “Centralia-Chehalis Early Learning Conversion Project” in the 2019-2021 state capital budget proposed by the House Capital Budget Committee won’t find many clues about it in the budget document or other resources....
by Peter Abbarno | Mar 30, 2019 | City Council
Centralia City Council Peter Abbarno announced his intention to seek a second term on the council Friday and told The Chronicle he intended to file the necessary paperwork with the state Public Disclosure Commission the same day. A press release distributed by Abbarno...
by Peter Abbarno | Mar 29, 2019 | City Council
In November 2018, the Centralia City Council voted to raise the property tax levy by 1% by a 4-3 vote on second reading. I again opposed the tax increase because it is unnecessary when the City budget is balanced with conservative revenue projections and our reserves...
by Peter Abbarno | Mar 29, 2019 | City Council
United Natural Foods has yet to announce how many people it will employ at the grocery distribution center in Centralia, but developer Tom O’Keefe said he believes it will be more than 350. Right now, however, there may not be enough local housing for these employees....
