After two years, the final piece of Sumner’s Decant Facility has been completed. What is a decant facility? It’s a covered structure, located by our Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility that allows us to properly manage all of the stuff we sweep off the streets and suck out of storm drains. Read more…
UPDATE 11/25/19: This week, there are no significant traffic impacts from the project on Traffic Avenue. There will be no work November 28-29 for Thanksgiving. However, starting December 2nd, the contractor will begin working nights with the Traffic Avenue bridge closed 8:00 pm to 4:00 am. This could last up Read more…
“Over the years, Sumner has worked hard to meld a visionary future with its historic gems. It’s a balancing act that is no small feat but one the city has embraced.” This month’s issue of South Sound Business Magazine features the “Business of Sumner.” To read the article online, click Read more…
Watch the December 2 City Council Meeting streaming live and then archived here.
It’s National Cat Day! In true cat fashion, celebrate with naps, sunshine and snuggles. Sumner’s own Metro Animal Services shelter offers tips for caring for your cat, adoption of cats and kittens and licensing for your cat that funds animal services for Sumner. To license your cat online, click here. Read more…
You may have noticed a new fence going up around the lot behind City Hall to enclose the City and Police vehicles. Why the new addition? Sadly, we found it necessary to join all our neighboring jurisdictions in adding this level of security. In recent months, we have found people Read more…
We hear a lot in the news about dangerous things around us: distracted driving, vaping, shootings in public places. Yet, the leading cause of injury to women in the United States between the ages of 15 and 44 remains domestic violence. Think about that. Social media tells us of all Read more…
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…
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…