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Council member thanks public works staff for National Public Works Week

Sumner City · May 21, 2026

Summary

At a Sumner City meeting a council member recognized National Public Works Week, emphasized the department’s role in everyday safety — clean water, treated wastewater, roads and sidewalks — and thanked public works employees for their service.

A council member at a Sumner City meeting marked National Public Works Week and thanked public works department employees for their contribution to daily public safety. “Each of us today has turned on a tap expecting clean water,” the speaker said, pointing to the everyday roles public works staff play in maintaining roads, sidewalks and wastewater treatment.

The council member linked public safety and public works, saying that maintaining infrastructure is a form of protecting residents. The speaker thanked the public works staff for their dedication and acknowledged the interdependence of police and public works in keeping the community safe.

No formal actions or budget items were discussed in this segment; the remarks were presented as recognition and thanks.

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