Centralia is on the clock as it faces $2 million budget deficit - The Daily Chronicle

Centralia is on the clock as it faces $2 million budget deficit - The Daily Chronicle

The City of Centralia is looking at a roughly $2 million funding shortfall and faces two paths to a balanced budget: staffing cuts or new taxes. The Centralia City Council convened a public-facing, hour-and-a-half budget workshop Tuesday evening where no decisions were made, and yet the options appear to be clear. The main takeaway from the meeting? The city must either increase taxes or institute new taxes — or cut staffing. “We're either going…