BONUS EPISODE: Sumner, WA City Council Meeting Public Comment on Ryan House Demolition August 4, 2025

On this BONUS EPISODE, we present audio of the public comment at the Sumner, WA City Council Meeting of Monday, August 4, 2025. This is the first such meeting held since the Ryan House was demolished. The historic structure was demolished, beginning after dark on July 24, 2025 (just over 10 days ago) by its owner, the City of Sumner. CASCADE OF HISTORY broadcast live from the Ryan House on two occasions this year, including on Sunday, July 27, 2025 – just a few days after the demolition. The community group – Save Ryan House – put up a sincere and transparent attempt to work with the City of Sumner to preserve and restore the 150-year old home, but the City Sumner appeared to never really listen to any of the proposed solutions and charged ahead. This audio was recorded from the livestream of the meeting via YouTube. You’ll hear a lot of familiar names and voices – and a lot of the passion and fire – that you might remember from our many broadcasts from and about the Ryan House. CASCADE OF HISTORY is broadcast LIVE most Sunday nights at 8pm Pacific Time via SPACE 101.1 FM in Seattle and gallantly streams everywhere via www.space101fm.org. The radio station is located at historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle. Subscribe to the CASCADE OF HISTORY podcast via most podcast platforms.