City Council
Council Meeting – March 2
Watch the March 2, 2020 Council Meeting streaming live or archived after the meeting has been held.
Watch the March 2, 2020 Council Meeting streaming live or archived after the meeting has been held.
You can watch the January 6 Sumner City Council meeting live here and as an archive after the meeting ends.
Thank you to Pierce County TV for filming this snapshot of the 2019 Bridge Lighting. Thank you also to The Old Cannery for once again hosting a great party.
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…
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…
The Puyallup Herald and Q13 recently featured the proposed pedestrian bridge that could connect the Rivergrove neighborhood back to the Sounder Station, schools, parks and other amenities without relying on congested SR 162. Click here to read The Puyallup Herald article. And from Q13:
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…
Take a look as Q13 explores Sumner’s historic status as the Rhubarb Pie Capital of the World. If this makes you hungry, mark your calendar for Rhubarb Days, coming up July 27-28. Or, click here for recipes and rhubarb info you can sample all year long.
Q13 came out to feature the transformation of Sumner’s Sk8 Park, thanks in large part to the Sumner Police Department. Although Officer Martin has since taken a new role in the military, Sumner’s officers continue to stop and talk to kids, working with organizations like Mothers 2 Many to keep Read more…
On July 8, Q13 covered the interchange and its issues with this story. While you never want to hear your city’s name combined with “traffic nightmare,” when it’s true, coverage like this will hopefully lead to funding for solutions to this State-owned interchange. Last month, The News Tribune published a Read more…