Saturday, April 6 Please enjoy the Daffodil Festival Grand Floral Parade in Sumner! We may be biased, but we believe there’s no better place to enjoy this 86-year-old tradition than on Sumner’s Main Street. Here are a few tips to help you prepare: The parade runs rain or shine. Dress Read more…
As a final piece of the 142nd Avenue/24th Street repaving project, Union Pacific has asked us to improve their railroad crossing of 24th Street. In order to do this with (hopefully) minimal impact to traffic, sidewalk work will begin during the week of March 25th with some lane closures. Then, Read more…
The Mobile Community Services Office is coming to Sumner from the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS). It will be available at the Sumner Community Food Bank at 1526 Main Street on Wednesday, March 27 from Noon to 4 pm. At this resource, you can apply for Read more…
Spring is coming, we promise! If for no other reason than it’s already time to build Sumner’s Community Float for the Daffodil Festival. The first work party is Saturday, March 2, and the second one is March 23. Both are from 9 am to 1 pm, or whatever time in Read more…
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…
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.
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. March 26 – Ryan House, Sumner City Cemetery Visit the Ryan 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.
The Sumner Town Center Plan presents the vision and strategies for Sumner’s Town Center. The Town Center Planning Area includes Main Street and the Sounder Station vicinity and intends to reinforce and strengthen the Sumner Downtown as a fully functional “everyday” downtown maintaining its classic small town character. The Sumner Read more…