Sumner’s City Council approved a contract to allow Amazon.com lockers to be located on City property. They will go in the planter strip along Alder Avenue, next to employee parking behind City Hall. There will be space on Alder to pull in and pick up packages. Why help bring this Read more…
With the recent rainfall, some media are mentioning minor risks of flooding. Here in Sumner, our rivers are looking fine. Although running at higher levels, they’re both well below flood risk stages. Click here for the Puyallup River Hydrograph Click here for the White River Hydrograph Please keep an eye Read more…
Poulsbo RV is under construction now in Sumner. They are locating on 10 acres off 136th Avenue East that also front SR 167 just north of the 24th Street interchange. This will be a new dealership with a 25,000-square-foot sales office and service department and large outdoor display area. This Read more…
Sumner has joined most of our neighboring jurisdictions in requiring you to wear a helmet with a neck or chin strap fastened when operating a wheeled recreational device. What are those? They include roller skates, roller blades, skateboards, scooters, bicycles, motorized foot scooters, or electric personal assistive mobility devices, whether Read more…
In February 2018, the City Council passed Sumner’s updated Parks, Trails & Open Space plan. We updated this plan with hundreds of messages and input from the public that we gathered via signs in parks, open houses, pop-ups (with Popsicles!) in the park and more. Your input highlighted the need Read more…
UPDATE 10/18/19: Next week, October 21-25 there will be no closures on Traffic Avenue! Just minor closures of the Traffic Avenue onto Thompson Street turn. Click here for more information about the project and sign up for weekly email updates.
The topic of asphalt batch plants has come up in Sumner recently. Although the City has not received an application for a new asphalt batch plant, zoning code changes related to an existing mineral extraction company prompted some questions since the State defines asphalt batching as an accessory use of Read more…
At the past City Council Meeting, Josh Brown with the Puget Sound Regional Council presented Sumner with the Vision 2040 Award for our designated Manufacturing Industrial Center subarea plan that we share with the City of Pacific. This designation and award highlight the regional benefit of this area and its Read more…
In an emergency, seconds count. It’s important to know where you are so 911 can direct responders to your exact location to deliver life-saving aid. Now, South Sound 911 can receive more accurate cellular location data for 911 calls the agency receives, using RapidSOS. In Pierce County, where more than Read more…