December 2006
ASK DR. SUMNER
Sumner Community Connection
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City Hall Calendar December 4 ...... City Council meeting, 7 pm 11..... City Council study session, 6 pm 18..... City Council meeting, 7 pm 25..... City Hall closed--no meetings January 2007
Why were some areas of Sumner evacuated even though they’re not on the 100-year flood plain? A very good question with a very good answer! The City evacuates based on two things: what is likely to flood and what is likely to lose access during a flood. There are sections of Sumner that are not on the 100-year flood plain, but the only roads to them are. If the City thought that areas were going to become stranded during a flood with no access in or out, those areas received evacuation warnings. Another related question you may have is what does a 100-year flood plain mean? That is the designation given to areas that have the probability of flooding within 100 years. Or, to put it another way, every year, there’s a 1% chance that area will flood. Long time residents may remember that many of these areas flooded in 1996, so nature doesn’t always follow probability. For that reason, the City will continue to work on improving flood prevention and emergency preparedness even though we’re all hoping there won’t be more such floods for another 99 years! You can contact Dr. Sumner at drsumner@ci.sumner.wa.us.
1 ...... City Hall closed 2 ...... City Council meeting, 7 pm 9 ...... City Council study session, 6 pm 15..... City Hall closed 16..... City Council meeting, 7 pm 22..... City Council study session, 6 pm
Community Events December 9....... Northwood Christmas Community House giving toys to families with financial difficulties--children can visit Santa, 8 am - 2 pm, Sumner High School 9....... Scrapbooking Festival, 9 am - 9 pm, Sumner High School $15 for up to 6 hrs 9....... Free Holiday Community Dinner, 12 - 4 pm, Sumner High School 16..... Christmas Stroll, 10 am - 9 pm, Downtown Sumner January 2007 18..... Sumner Reads Together Book Discussion, 10 am see page 4 for details 31..... Sumner Reads Together Book Discussion, 7 pm see page 4 for details
May the light of your holidays bring joy and peace to you and your family.