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...
by Peter Abbarno | Nov 13, 2019 | City Council
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 Barnes to hold the line on tax increases. I have voted against every unnecessary tax increase since first being elected...
by Peter Abbarno | Nov 8, 2019 | City Council
In July 2019, the Washington State Court of Appeals ruled the City of Seattle has the authority to impose and enforce an income tax. About two years ago, the Seattle City Council unanimously passed an income tax. The Court of Appeals struck down the “tax on the...
by Peter Abbarno | Nov 7, 2019 | City Council
Seattle and Olympia Politicians are ignoring the will and vote of the people! This is an example of where politicians and politics have gone horribly wrong. The people of the State of Washington were educated on both sides of the I-976 issue for many months and voted....
