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10th Annual Centralia Lighted Tractor Parade Dazzles Downtown
The Centralia Downtown Association's 10th Annual Lighted Tractor Parade dazzled downtown Centralia on Saturday, December 14th. See and relive the...
Motion Passes to Give Property Tax Increase Back to the Community through Local Organizations
On December 10th, Councilmember Peter Abbarno made a motion to give back the 1% property tax levy increase to local community organizations. The...
Legislative and Governmental Forum Highlights Need for Continued Cooperation.
Cascade Mental Health Care’s sixth mental health forum this week was highlighted the efforts of many local and regional orgnaizations addressing...
ABATE of Lewis County joins Peter Abbarno on AM1470 KELA
https://youtu.be/yEOAZ32nidU Paul Mordick with ABATE of Washington, Lewis County Chapter joined me on AM1470 KELA / KMNT Radio to discuss the...
Centralia Council Reverses Course: Increases Property Tax Levy 1%
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%;...
Abbarno discusses King County-City of Seattle plan to bus homeless out of Puget Sound on AM1470 KELA
This week, Peter Abbarno, attorney and Centralia City Councilmember, discussed the controversial King County "homeward bound" plan to bus homeless...
Peter Abbarno and Kim Witham discuss The Forgotten Children’s Fund on AM1470 KELA
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,...
Seattle and King County to Bus Homeless Out of Puget Sound!
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...
WA Economic Forecast: Mostly Sunny with Chance of Clouds
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...
Centralia Votes to NOT Raise Property Tax Levy
On Tuesday, November 12, the Centralia City Council voted (4-3) to not raise the property tax levy. I was joined by Councilmember Luond, McGee, and...
