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  2. About Us

    1. Centralia City Hall
    2. COVID-19 Local Updates
    3. History
    4. Strategic Plan
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  3. Government

    1. Agendas & Minutes
    2. Contact Us
    3. Boards & Commissions
      1. Civil Service Commission
      2. Historic Preservation Commission Meetings
      3. Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
      4. Planning Commission
        Planning Commission Recordings
    4. City Council
      1. 2025-2026 Council Strategic Priorities (PDF)
      2. City Council Rules & Procedures (PDF)
      3. Interlocal Agreements
      4. View City Council Meetings
      5. Virtual City Council Meetings
    5. Departments
      1. City Attorney
        1. Centralia Municipal Code
        2. Code Enforcement
          1. Q&A
          2. Report Violation
          3. Case Search
        3. Municipal Court
        4. Collective Bargaining Agreements
        5. Interlocal Agreements
      2. City Clerk
        1. Application for Boards & Commissions (PDF)
        2. Business Licensing
        3. Centralia Municipal Code
        4. Claims for Damages
          Damage Claim Form Instructions
        5. Fireworks Stand Application & Information (PDF)
        6. Parade & Special Events
        7. Request for Public Records
      3. City Light
        1. Conservation Program
          1. Conservation Tips
            1. Appliances
            2. Keeping Cool
            3. Lighting
            4. Staying Warm
            5. Water, Window, & Doors
            6. Workplace
        2. Electric Utility Resource Plan
        3. Electrical Engineering
        4. Emergency Generators (PDF)
        5. Food Safety After Power Outages
        6. Information on Rate Increases
        7. Monthly Electric Rates
        8. Net Metering Program
        9. New Construction
        10. Pole Attachments
        11. Recent Substation Construction & Future Plans
        12. Tree Trimming
        13. Yelm Hydroproject
        14. Wildfire Mitigation Plan
        15. Clean Energy Implementation Plan 2026 Survey
      4. City Manager
      5. Code Enforcement
        1. Q&A
        2. Report Violation
        3. Case Search
      6. Community Development
        1. Boards & Commissions
        2. Building Division
          1. Building Codes & Requirements
          2. Building Forms & Applications
          3. Building Permit Statistics
            1. Archived Building Permit Statstics
            2. Building Permit Statistics
          4. Riverside Fire Authority Development Requirements
        3. City Street Trees
        4. Historic Preservation
          1. Historic Buildings in Centralia
            1. Centralia Train Depot
            2. Elks Lodge
            3. Fox Theatre
            4. Hub City
          2. Historic Murals
          3. Local Historic Register
          4. History of Centralia
        5. Planning Division
          1. Comprehensive Plans & Documents
          2. Critical Areas
          3. Demographics
          4. Flood Protection Information
            1. Flood Forms & Handouts
            2. Flood Phase Guidelines Manual & Map
            3. Floodplain Map
            4. Historic Flood Information
            5. National Flood Insurance Program
              1. Community Rating System
              2. Elevation Certificates
              3. FEMA Flood Maps & Firms
            6. Useful Flood Information Links
          5. Online City Maps
          6. Planning Commission
          7. Planning Fees
          8. Planning Forms & Applications
          9. Shoreline Master Plan Update
          10. Zoning Information
        6. SEPAS and Public Notices
        7. Housing Assessment and Action Plan
        8. Current Planning Projects (Housing, Commercial, Industrial)
        9. Housing in Centralia
        10. 2025 Comprehensive Plan Update
          1. 2025 Climate Resiliency Plan
          2. 2025 Transportation Master Plan
          3. 2024 Park Plan
          4. 2025 Development Regulations
        11. Site Plan Review Committee
        12. Lewis County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
      7. Economic Development
        1. Key Partners in Business
        2. Our Team
        3. Start & Grow a Business
        4. Why Centralia
          1. Community Profile & Demographics
          2. Historic Downtown District
          3. Lewis County Economic Alliance
          4. Schools & Education
          5. Strategic Location
        5. Main Street Corridor Plan
      8. Emergency Management
        1. Three Day Ready
        2. Cleaning Up
        3. Earthquake Preparedness
        4. Emergency Management for Kids
        5. Emergency Shelters
        6. Flood Protection Information
        7. Lewis County Alert
        8. Mold Information
        9. Non-Emergency Flood Information
        10. Public Education
        11. River Information
        12. Sandbag Stations
      9. Engineering
        1. Construction Projects
        2. Design & Development Guidelines
        3. Engineering Permit Forms
        4. Standard Drawings  
        5. Bid Opportunities
        6. Residential/Small Site Stormwater Guidance
        7. Small Works and Consultant Rosters
        8. Nondiscrimination and Title VI Compliance
      10. Finance
        1. Budget
        2. COVID-19 Relief
        3. Hotel/Motel Lodging Tax Grants
        4. Opioid Master Settlement
        5. Centralia Q&A Meeting Info
        6. Gambling Tax Form 2025
      11. Fire-Riverside
      12. Human Resources
        1. Job Opportunities
        2. Union Contracts
      13. Information Technology
        Employee Access
      14. Municipal Court
      15. Parks & Recreation
        1. Applications, Forms & Maps
        2. Borst Lights
        3. Athletic Fields
          Slow Pitch Softball
        4. 2024-2045 Parks Plan
        5. Borst Home & Historic Facilities
          1. Block House (Fort)
            Fort Borst Restoration
          2. Borst Home
            School Tours & More 
          3. One Room School
        6. Cemeteries
        7. Community Sponsored Sports & Enrichment (non-city sponsored)
        8. Friends of Seminary Hill
        9. Hub City Greenways
        10. Parks & Facilities
        11. Parks & Recreation Facility Insurance Information
        12. Rainout Information
        13. Rent Park Facilities
        14. Sports Complex Event Calendar
        15. Sports Complex Information
        16. Volunteer Opportunities
      16. Police
        1. Bicycle, e-bike and e-scooter safety
        2. Car Seat Checks
        3. Community Events
        4. Community Policing
          1. Amateur Radio Emergency Services (ARES)
          2. Centralia Reserve Officers
          3. Citizen's Academy 
          4. National Night Out
          5. Neighborhood Watch
          6. Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run & Polar Plunge
          7. Volunteers 
        5. Concealed Pistol License (CPL) Information
        6. Dog Licensing
          Dog License Application
        7. Flock Safety Transparency Portal
        8. History of CPD
          1. K-9 Unit
          2. Medal of Honor
          3. Line of Duty Deaths
          4. Chiefs
        9. Immigration Statement/Delaracion de Immigracion
        10. Missing/Found Dogs
        11. Personnel Complaints & Commendations
        12. Police Activity / Press Log
        13. Project Guardian
        14. Proyecto Guardián
        15. Public Disclosure Requests
        16. Report a Crime
          1. Community Policing
          2. Report a Crime Online
        17. Safe Place
        18. Trespass Information
        19. Work for Centralia PD
      17. Public Works
        1. Application & Permits
        2. Equipment Rental & Repair (ERR)
        3. Public Works 2020 Annual Production Report (PDF)
        4. Public Works Emergency Issues
        5. Report Public Works Issue
        6. Stormwater
          1. Annual Reports
          2. Car Wash Program
          3. Catch Basin Cleaning
          4. Education & Outreach
          5. Leaf Disposal Information (PDF)
          6. Low Impact Development (LID) (PDF)
          7. Pet Waste Management
          8. Prohibited & Allowable Discharges
          9. Rain Garden Demonstration Project
          10. Rain Garden Handbook (PDF)
          11. Rates
          12. Report Drainage Problems
          13. Report Illegal Dumping
          14. SMAP (PDF)
          15. Stormwater Management Plan
          16. Stormwater Permit (PDF)
          17. Stream Team
            Stream Team Gallery
          18. What Can I Do to Help
          19. What is Stormwater
          20. Why Manage Stormwater
          21. Yard Care
        7. Streets
          1. Pavement Condition Rating
          2. Street Sweeping
          3. Winter Driving - Sanding Routes
        8. Wastewater
          1. Abandonment Procedures (PDF)
          2. Pretreatment
            1. Fats, Oils & Grease (FOG)
            2. Mobile Food Unit Disposal Form (PDF)
            3. What Not to Flush
          3. Side Sewer Regulations (PDF)
          4. Wastewater Rates
          5. Compost Information
        9. Water
          1. Critical Aquifer Map (PDF)
          2. Water Quality Reports (CCR)
          3. Water Rates
          4. Water System Plan (PDF)
          5. Nitrates
            1. Nitrate Updates
            2. Information and Resources
          6. Fluoride
      18. Risk Management
        1. Damage Claim Form Instructions
        2. Event Insurance Program
      19. Utilities Customer Service
        1. Forms
        2. Information
          1. Appliance Cost Sheet (PDF)
          2. Bill Payment Assistance
          3. Electric Rates
          4. Payment Options
          5. Senior / Low Income / Disabled
          6. Storm & Surface Water Rates
          7. Utility Tax Rates
          8. Wastewater Rates
          9. Water Rates
          10. Heat-Related Weather Alerts
        3. Payment Options
        4. Utility Billing & Account Info
    6. Staff Directory
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  4. Business

    1. Bid Opportunities / Small Works Roster App
    2. Budget
    3. Centralia CARES Act & Scrip Information
    4. Centralia Municipal Code
    5. Chamber Way Calendar
    6. COVID-19 Business Packet (PDF)
    7. Employment Opportunities
    8. Pay Online
    9. Transportation Benefit District
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  5. Community

    1. Chronicle Newspaper
    2. Feedback
    3. Newsletters
    4. Residents
      1. Choose Local First
        1. About Choose Local First & Our Mission
        2. FAQs for Businesses
    5. Terms of Use
    6. Visitors
      1. Activities & Attractions
        1. Centralia Factory Outlets
        2. Centralia Timberland Regional Library
        3. Centralia Train Depot
        4. Evergreen Playhouse
        5. Fort Borst Park
        6. Fox Theatre
        7. Historic Downtown Centralia
        8. Historic Lewis County Farmers Market
        9. Historic Murals
        10. Rotary Riverside Park & Fuller’s Twin City Skate Park
        11. Seminary Hill Natural Area
      2. Events & Festivals
      3. Area Travel Resources
      4. Hidden Treasures in Downtown Centralia (PDF)
      5. Meeting Resources
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  6. How Do I...

    1. Apply For
      1. Dog License
      2. Job Opportunities
      3. Parade & Special Event Permit
      4. Water/Sewer Service
    2. Contact
      1. City of Centralia
      2. City Council
      3. Staff
    3. Find
      1. Centralia Municipal Code
      2. Customer Service Related Forms
      3. Energy Conservation Tips
      4. Flood Protection Information
      5. Frequently Asked Questions
      6. Parks & Facilities
    4. Sign Up For
      1. Park Facilities Rental
      2. Recreation Programs
      3. Volunteer Opportunities
    5. Submit
      1. Crime Report Online
      2. Public Disclosure Request
      3. Public Works Emergency Issues
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