The Centralia City Council has approved a Class A Liquor License for Joe’s Pizza.
The new restaurant is coming to the shopping center next to Walmart in the former location of Rosati’s.
Ben Sperry of Mt. Vernon is the owner of the new Joe’s.
“Joe’s is really excited about coming to Centralia. We’ve looked at Centralia for a long time. This opportunity became available so we can’t wait to get started and be part of the community.”
The city had to create the new license after the number of Class A Liquor Licenses had been reduced to 27 when Rossati’s turned in their license.
The council in the ten-minute meeting also approved a one-year renewal of its Liability and Worker’s Comp Insurance package at a cost of $780,692. The amount is about a one-percent decrease from last year due to a better workers’ compensation rating.
Public Works Electrician Brian Edwards was honored for 20 years of service.
