Property owners just received their 2019 property tax bills from Pierce County. Every year when this happens, the City receives a number of calls about the amounts, how these taxes are put into place, and where the money goes. The grid below shows you the 2019 distribution of property taxes Read more…
Join Meter Tech Joe McKinney for Meter-Side Chats to understand your meter and how it works. This is just the first in a series of videos to help you understand things like how the City reads your meter, how you can tell if you have a leak and even what Read more…
REQUEST FOR BIDSSMALL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT Bids are due by 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2019Prevailing Wages Are Required To Be Paid Please examine the enclosed sample contract documents and contract specifications carefully so that you will be familiar with the requirements of the Small Public Works Contract. PROJECT TITLE: Read more…
REQUEST FOR BIDSSMALL PUBLIC WORKS PROJECT Bids are due by 10:00 AM, Monday, March 4th, 2019 Prevailing Wages Are Required To Be Paid Please examine the enclosed sample contract documents and contract specifications carefully so that you will be familiar with the requirements of the Small Public Works Contract. PROJECT Read more…
A big oil spill makes headlines everywhere, but how do our daily, “ordinary” choices–like fixing a car leak–continue to affect our clean waters, rivers and Puget Sound? Find out! Sumner participated in a series of videos for Puget Sound Starts Here.
CITY OF SUMNER REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ON-CALL CONSULTING ENGINEER SERVICES INTRODUCTION The City of Sumner is requesting qualifications from engineering firms that wish to enter into contract with the City of Sumner for on-call services. The City of Sumner seeks to include multi-disciplinary civil engineering firms as well as Read more…
As temperatures continue to drop this week, don’t forget to take care of your pipes. Here are a few tips to avoid frozen pipes: Open cabinet doors to let warmer air flow around sink pipes in kitchens and bathrooms. Consider temporarily cancelling automatic thermostats that drop during the night. It Read more…
Here’s the Public Works Department’s master Snow Plow Map that shows you the order in which they work on the roads through Sumner. Give the plow room if you see it coming and let them cover as much of the city as they can to keep roads moving.
It’s back! Join the popular Sumner University’s behind-the scenes tours throughout the city. It’s free to “enroll” and there’s no homework! All tours begin at 6:00 PM, and you can sign up for as many tours as you’d like. May 28 – City’s Shops Explore the equipment, including vac trucks, Read more…
Disposal rates – Per the contract with DM Disposal, rates will change March 1. The rates adjust by 80% of the October Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) change computed by the Seattle-Tacoma Area. A 10 gallon cart will now be $17.15 and yard waste $6.42.