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…
Sumner does a lot of things well, and a budget becomes one of the most difficult challenges of all. How do you easily package so many different funds and complex government accounting so that anyone can easily find what’s happening with your money? Apparently, we had an answer with the 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…
On October 9, we celebrated the Cannery Way Bridge with a small ceremony for our funding partners. There are still more details coming–like the pedestal lanterns–but on the whole, the bridge is completed. Because the former Bridge Street bridge was dedicated in 1927, we used a similar vintage Model A Read more…
On Monday, October 7, the Sumner City Council voted to accept a purchase and sale agreement with Kathy Dobler for the property known as the Red Apple site. The city will receive $2,250,000.00 for the sale, which is 1.97 acres and includes 6 parcels (Pierce County Parcel Nos. 7985100160, 7985100170, Read more…
Audits are quite dry and frankly, not the most exciting to read. However, they are among the most important documents for a City. Our complete FY2018 Audit from the Washington State Auditor includes no exit items, management letters or findings. An audit is not as visual as a bridge being Read more…
Are you a local business owner or employee? Did you know the city offers free and confidential pollution prevention services to businesses? Take this survey, schedule a free site visit using the email provided at the end, and get some free pollution prevention tools like a spill kit, drum funnel, 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…
Sumner Cemetery was featured in KING 5’s story about changing trends in cemeteries and what they offer. Although it’s a rather unusual example, Sumner continues to set the standard of excellence for a progressive small city in the services we provide. Click here to learn more about the cemetery itself Read more…