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Earthquake Preparedness
City of Sumner participated in the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill on October 17. Drills are most effective when you use them as a moment to assess what you can do in advance of an earthquake to prepare, during to stay safe and afterward to recover. This video from FEMA provides Read more
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Helmet Law
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
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Safety of Bikes, Pedestrians, & Drivers
Please brush up on basic safety tips to keep pedestrians, bicycles and vehicles moving safely through Sumner. BICYCLES Wear a helmet (all ages). Avoid riding on the sidewalk in crowded business areas. Yield to pedestrians on sidewalks and in crosswalks. Wear lights/reflective gear if riding in the darks. PEDESTRIANS Look Read more
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Hispanic Heritage Month
Sumner is blessed to have a vibrant and growing Hispanic population. While celebrations occur throughout the year, September 15-October 15 is National Hispanic Heritage Month. The observation of this month began in 1968 and expanded in 1988 and is a great time to celebrate and learn more within our community Read more
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Losing Ryan House
In 1926, the Ryan Family heirs gave a portion of their former farm to the City of Sumner as a park in honor of their mother, Lucy V. Ryan. They expected the house to be torn down after 5 years of serving as a library and instructed the land be Read more
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166th/SR 410 Interchange
The State Route 410/166th Avenue interchange is a congested mess. Originally built in the early 1970s, this interchange serves regional commuters cutting through Sumner to avoid the SR 167 congestion and thousands of vehicles trying to access busy commercial areas. Beyond the usual congestion found at so many regional interchanges/routes, Read more
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White River Restoration
In the center of the vibrant Puget Sound region, one stretch of the White River through Sumner poses challenges for wildlife, for infrastructure and for the regional economy. In 2015, the State of Washington invested $824,000 for Sumner to lead a dialogue group regarding a small stretch of the river. Read more
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Main Street Vision
The City of Sumner worked in partnership with the University of Washington-Tacoma (UWT) Urban Design Studio Class to create a Main Street Visioning Plan that identifies a range of enhancements to Main Street, between Traffic Avenue and Wood Avenue, in Downtown Sumner. The Visioning Plan outlines enhancements to Reuben Knowblauch Read more
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Riverfront Apartments
The project takes place on the vacant lot north of the library and will include the construction of a 6 story mixed use development on an approximately 1.07 acre site in Sumner’s Town Center Station District. The development will include 127 residential apartment units, 1,515 sf of commercial space, structured Read more