Priority: Long-range financial stability to provide a balance of City services
- Upgraded office/reception area at Sumner Cemetery
- Helped Cummins open state-of-the-art new facility and Amazon.com expand their facility
- Hired Meter Technician and transferred most residential readings to monthly for more immediate reporting on water use
- Conducted surveys, outreach and pop-ups in the park for feedback on Parks Plan, Manufacturing/Industrial area, and Town Center Plan
- Replaced damaged playground equipment in Seibenthaler Park
- Police Department’s School Resource Officer continued to build strong relationships with schools, teachers and students
- Trained officer in Commercial Vehicle Enforcement to be able to monitor safety of large trucks traveling within the city
- Placed a bearded dragon with bone disease into a rescue home
- Purchased a small garbage truck to make emptying cans in parks, along Main Street and along the trail more efficient
- Added ConnectGIS to website for online mapping services
- Added second, larger reserved parking lot for commuters
- Updated Crime Mapping software offered online
- Wrangled a ram that got loose in Sumner
Priority: Safe & efficient transportation system
- Continued converting old sidewalk crossings to meet ADA standards
- Voluntary Sidewalk Program returned to help residents add/fix sections
- Designed solution to expand SR 410/Traffic Avenue interchange
- Began building replacement of Bridge Street bridge
- Expanded RPZs to alleviate parking congestion on residential streets
- Urged property owners to prune brush from sidewalks and alleys
- Obtained $4.7 million grant to repave 24th Street & 142nd Avenue
- Used grant to purchase sidewalk sucker to fix upheaving sidewalks
- Completed grinding & patchwork on Sumner-Tapps Highway
- Chip-seal & fog coated Thompson Street and 63rd St Ct E
- Added thermal crosswalks on Elm St and Traffic Ave
- Contracted with Pierce County to restripe streets
- Repaved Puyallup Street
- Provided tips to reduce bicycle and car theft
- Participated in a Distracted Driving Emphasis Campaign
- Participated in DUI Emphasis Patrols
- Issued parking infractions & traffic tickets
- Continued partnership with Bonney Lake for Municipal Court services
Priority: Enhance community character
- Delivered gifts to over 500 local children through Sumner’s Toy Box
- Launched Instagram account and #SumnerEats campaign
- Held a Holiday Bazaar to support services at the Senior Center
- Hosted Write in the Valley, Music Off Main, Movies Off Main through the Sumner Arts Commission
- Hosted Daffodil Festival, Santa Parade and Classy Chassis
- Repainted the gazebo in Heritage Park
- Ran the Special Olympics Torch through Sumner
- Placed flags throughout Sumner Cemetery for Memorial Day
- Joined region in celebrating Live Like the Mountain Is Out
- Walked a mile in high heels for the Sexual Assault Center
- Held an Open House at the Metro Animal Services’ shelter
- Supported over 150 permitted events including Come Walk With Me, Rhubarb Days, Homecoming Parade, Street of Treats and more
- Hosted Sumner University, giving tours of the Wastewater Treatment Facility, City Shops, Cemetery, Police Department and more
- Presented at the Northwest Festivals Conference held in Sumner
- Tore down the old Union Bank building to move City employee parking and prepare Red Apple site for redevelopment
Priority: Protection of water, open spaces, and other natural resources
- Installed large sandbags to protect infrastructure along White River
- Obtained $1 million in funding from Pierce County Flood Control Zone District to increase river channel migration
- Offered medicine disposal bin and hosted two drug take-back days
- Started smoke testing sewer lines to check for issues
- Built decant facility to dry out debris, street sweepings for disposal
- Provided education about invasive bugs that harm trees
- Helped 65 businesses manage hazardous waste
- Provided education about conserving water use
- Worked on sewer lift station at 16th Street & Bonney Ave
- Produced & mailed water quality report to customers
- Helped Ecology with clean-up from overturned truck
- Hosted a Shred & Clean to help people safely recycle
- Added QR codes to City Council meetings so attendees can follow agenda packets on their phones/tablets instead of huge paper packets
- Fixed broken water main along Thompson Street in freezing temps
- Purchased unique spider excavator from Liechtenstein to better clean ditches, storm ponds with less invasive equipment and less staff time
Awards & Honors
- Washington Finance Officers Association honored Kassandra Raymond with
Professional Finance Officer Award - Received a clean audit from the Washington State Auditor
- Earned (again) accreditation for the Police Department from the Washington
Association of Sheriffs & Police Chiefs - Earned (again) Washington State Dept of Ecology’s Outstanding Performance award for the Wastewater Treatment Facility
- Tree City USA from the Arbor Day Foundation
- WellCity Award from Association of Washington Cities
- Complete Streets Award–with a grant of $250,000 for sidewalks, street trees and updating the Parks Plan
Partnerships
- with Stafford Suites for continued growth in programs and attendance at Sumner Senior Center
- with YMCA to plan expanded recreation opportunities in Sumner
- with local Boy Scouts to build a box to collect worn-out flags & dispose of them properly and add a sign highlighting veterans buried at the Sumner Cemetery
- with Pierce Conservation District to plant 1100 native trees and shrubs along Salmon Creek watershed and 1400 plants along the Puyallup River
- with Sumner School District to continue providing a facility for Elhi Hill High School
- with REI & Sumner High School to replace non-native chain trees along Thompson Street with native dogwoods and with Golden State Foods to add/replace street trees throughout Sumner
- with Rainbow Girls, who cleaned headstones at Sumner Cemetery on Labor Day
- with 13th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion to build relationships with Army staff & families while stationed at JBLM
- with Sumner Downtown Promotion Association to provide Street of Treats
and Rhubarb Days
Categories: Around Town
