The investigation into the former Sumner High School basketball coach remains ongoing. Sumner Police are working with the Pierce County Prosecutors Office and will refer the case to them for charging review when the investigation is complete. Because of the digital nature of this case, this investigation can take some Read more…
Starting June 1, 2022, Sumner’s pet license fees changed for altered dogs only. Their annual license fee is now $20 per year, up $4 from the previous $16. Altered Dogs owned by Seniors (owners age 65+) are now $10, up $2 from the previous $8. No other rates change. This Read more…
This video from The News Tribune highlights plans to upgrade Seibenthaler Park and design the new park space on the Bennett property.
New development coming soon to Sumner: East Sumner Apartments – West (Windmill) & East (60th Street) sites The East Sumner Apartment project has two sites. The western parcels is a proposed development of 102 apartment unit complex, to include 6 varying 3-story multi-family buildings, an on-site recreation center, on-site parking, Read more…
Wondering about upcoming road projects in Sumner? How about looking at what we anticipate will happen in the next six years? Here’s a TIP: every year, Sumner updates our Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) to tell you exactly what projects are on our radar, their progress and their funding.
The City of Sumner received $2.9 million from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), half in 2021 and half in 2022. How is the City spending this funding? A Council committee continues to explore and answer this question. The Council has passed three rounds of funding to date with approximately Read more…
Have you noticed an increase in graffiti lately? We have too. There has been an increase. In the past 12 months, our Parks staff have spent 190 hours, which is $6,800, in just labor/time to clean up graffiti. Worse, that’s time not spent doing other projects around the city. The Read more…
Reminder: we have resumed the normal process of assessing penalties on late utility bill payments. The State of Washington had suspended this procedure along with shut-offs, through September 2021. We gave all our customers a grace period, especially to catch up accounts that were facing shut-offs, but now our procedures Read more…
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As bills starting arriving, many people often have questions about their property taxes. Visit the Tax Rate page for information about Sumner’s 2022 property tax break-down. Spoiler alert: the City only controls 8% of your property tax bill, and approximately 60% of your bill is voter-approved items.