by Peter Abbarno | Apr 11, 2019 | City Council
Abbarno said he is not afraid to reach across the political aisle or city border to work on solutions to our community issues. “I think we need to take a regional approach to how we solve problems,” Abbarno said. “I don’t just want our city to get better. I want our...
by Peter Abbarno | Apr 6, 2019 | City Council
The Abbarno family was proud to join teams from around our community for the annual Centralia College scavenger hunt to benefit the President’s Scholarship Fund through the Centralia College Foundation. Team PHAST (Peter, Holly, Antonio, and Sophia Theodora)...
by Peter Abbarno | Apr 6, 2019 | City Council
Centralia attorney Peter Abbarno has a degree in tax law and is prepared to argue taxes with state lawmakers over proposed new taxes and increased rates in existing revenue sources. “It’s going to siphon any money that we traditionally would reinvest in our workforce...
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...