March 3-5, the right lanes of both east- and west-bound Stewart Road (8th Street) will be closed for construction work. The closure will be each day, 7 am to 4 pm around 142nd Avenue E. A lane will remain open in each direction, so expect minor congestion. Give workers plenty Read more…
The Communities for Families 27th Annual Community Summit returns March 10. Join in to examine topics affecting the health and well-being of children and families in Sumner and Bonney Lake. This free event features breakout sessions, including one for City of Sumner: What’s Working & What Could Be Better. The Read more…
Watch the February 18, 2020, Council meeting streaming live here and archived after the meeting:
Mayor Bill is once again partnering with the City of Bonney Lake, the School District and The Old Cannery, to collect needed items before the Community Summit on March 10. Last year, it was shoes. This year, it’s a Household & Hygiene Drive. Please help supply the following items to Read more…
In 2005 NPR’s Day to Day program recorded an interview with Sumner native Ed Kiyohara on his experiences while being interned during World War II. It’s a beautiful story about a dark time in our history and what this community did in response. Mr. Kiyohara has since passed away, but Read more…
The full length of the Sumner Link Trail is closed the full week of February 10 from Traffic Avenue to Stewart Road (8th Street). We still have standing water in places from last week’s flooding, and we have a lot of work to drain and clean the trails before we Read more…
UPDATE: Pierce County has released the 2020 Property Taxes. While the City of Sumner portion went down, property taxes for Sumner property owners went up 18%. Here’s the breakdown on a property at average value in Sumner. 2018 Average Assessed Value for 2019 Taxes: $321,899 2019 Average Assessed Value for Read more…
Watch the February 3, 2020 Council Meeting streaming here. To watch older meetings, click here to visit the archive on Pierce County TV.
…And Where You Fit into the Process From the Traffic Avenue interchange to a new City Shops facility, the City of Sumner gets a lot of big projects done. Digging a shovel in the ground or even passing a contract at a Council meeting is actually the end of the Read more…