by Peter Abbarno | Sep 15, 2019 | City Council
Downtown Centralia hosts a beautiful 70-acre natural area called Seminary Hill. The natural area overlooks Centralia, the Chehalis and Skookumchuck River valleys and the municipal water reservoirs on Seminary Hill Road. Removing Ivy From Seminary Hill with Miss Lewis...
by Peter Abbarno | Sep 13, 2019 | City Council
This morning, I had the great opportunity to address the Lewis County Head Start teachers and staff at Reliable Enterprises. These are some amazing people in our community working to end the cycle of poverty and prepare children for success in school. Head Start is a...
by Peter Abbarno | Sep 13, 2019 | City Council
It’s an honor serving as the Centralia College Foundation president & supporting higher education in our community at Centralia College. A packed room for both nights of scholarship presentations! The Foundation invested over $1.3 million in student...
by Peter Abbarno | Sep 10, 2019 | City Council
Suicide is the leading cause of death for people ages 15 to 29 and for every suicide that results in death, there are as many as 40 attempted suicides. The CDC data show that southwestern Washington has the state’s highest suicide rate, at 17.8 deaths per 100,000...
by Peter Abbarno | Sep 2, 2019 | City Council
Happy Labor Day! A time to celebrate the working men and women who built our country, made it great, and continue making it...
by Peter Abbarno | Aug 29, 2019 | City Council
I agree with my councilmembers Sue Lound and Cameron McGee that an outright ban of all sale and discharge of fireworks is not in the best interest of our City. I believe that shortening the dates of discharge, while allowing continued sales and discharges of state...
