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Centralia staff outlines $8 million in street work as city readies Transportation Benefit District renewal
Summary
City staff reviewed nine years of Transportation Benefit District (TBD) spending, projects and the process to place a 10-year renewal before voters in November; staff said TBD funds — a 0.02 percent local sales tax — paid for maintenance and matching funds that leveraged state and federal grants.
City staff presented a nine‑year progress report on Centralia’s Transportation Benefit District (TBD) and asked the council to begin the process to place a 10‑year renewal on the November ballot.
The presentation, led by Andy Oian of city staff with detailed remarks from Patty Page and Brett Brodersen, laid out how the 0.02 percentage point local sales tax collected since April 2016 has been used for maintenance (60 percent) and grant‑matching/leverage (40 percent). "Without TBD, we don't fund a lot of these projects," Oian told the council, summarizing the reasoning behind the TBD when voters first approved it.
City staff said the TBD raised almost $8 million between 2016 and 2024. The money paid for routine maintenance—blade patching, chip sealing, crack sealing—while a dedicated matching fund allowed the city to leverage larger grants for reconstruction and corridor projects. Patty Page showed completed projects and said the TBD match made it possible…
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