South End Neighborhood Council

We have so many great small businesses in Tacoma, and the South End is no exception.

From Tibbitts Fern Hill, Little Jerry’s, Bill’s Clock and Watch Repair, and The Hoarders Attic Thrift Shop over to Manic Mermaid, Bambu, Lincoln Hardware,  El Zocalo, Vien Dong, Gari of Sushi, and Uncle Thurms, and Taqueria La Fondita, with Jet Black Grooming, Tammie Nails Salon, and La Perla Del Mar inbetween… just to name a few.

Like many of us right now, small businesses are hurting in this crisis. The City of Tacoma has developed a new stabilization loan fund to offer some additional support for small businesses. Click on a link below in one of six languages for more information about this program.

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For questions about this information, please email covid19loan@cityoftacoma.org.

We’re all in this together. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if there is anything we can do to be of service: senco253@gmail.com

Better safe than sorry, folks!

Due to health concerns from Covid-19, our March 16th General Meeting is canceled. Our next meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 13th at 7pm. If there are cancellations, we will let you know at least two weeks in advance.

• Here is a link to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department website:

Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department Website

• Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department phone number:

1 (800) 525-0127 and press # to reach Washington State Department of Health’s call center. The call center is open 6 a.m.-10 p.m. 7 days a week.

• Covid-19 school information website:

Covid-19 Information for Schools Website

Take care and be safe out there, everyone!

We are pleased to announce our newest South End Neighborhood Council board member, Elizabeth Armstrong!

Elizabeth is a lifelong Tacoma resident and homeowner in the South End who cares deeply about this great city of ours. As an Able Bodied Seaman who works for the the Washington State Ferries, she is also a member of the IBU, the Inland Boatman’s Union. As an avid sailor both on and off the clock, she is also involved in the Tacoma Women’s Sailing Association, and takes part in her new hobby of falconry with the Washington Falconer’s Association.

We are grateful to have Elizabeth aboard the goodship SENCo and we welcome her to the team! Please join us in welcoming her at our next meeting on February 24th at 7pm.

Hello and happy February, everyone! We hope you will come join us on Monday, February 24th for our next General Meeting!

We value your input, and want to hear your thoughts on improvements or ideas that would make life better in the South End. We’re always glad to hear about what makes you happy about living here in the South End, too!

In addition to reports from our valued liaisons from across the City, we are also looking forward to welcome Darian Lightfoot, Contract and Program Auditor for the Community & Economic Development Department in the Housing Division to talk about the 5-year Consolidated Plan for the City of Tacoma. This plan is important because it maps out how the City will spend federal funds from HUD in the next five years. We will also have an important update from Pierce Transit about the Bus Rapid Transit, or BRT. This is an issue many people in our area care about, and we look forward to hearing about the progress of this project.

We hope to see you there!

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Your South End Neighborhood Council Chair

Athena Brewer

 

Greetings!

You are all more than just cordially invited to join us at 7pm on January 27th for the first South End neighborhood council meeting of the new year!

We plan to have the Mayor’s Youth Commission in attendance to share updates and upcoming improvements with us about Gas Station Park, and we will also hear important information from Nora Doyle about the Tacoma Public School bond that is currently up for a vote.

At this upcoming meeting there will also be executive elections for Vice Chair and Treasurer, along with filling the vacancy created by the loss of our valued board member Chris Winters at the end of last year. Not to worry, though, as Chris is still very civically engaged and you can now find him every 4th Monday at 7pm at the IBEW (located at 3049 S 36th St # 101, Tacoma, WA 98409) presiding over the 29th LD meetings as their new Chair! We congratulate Chris, and wish him all the best in his new role where we know his skills will surely be put to good use.

Thank you all for being involved in this great community this past year, and thank you in advance for all of your efforts in the coming year. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Kindly,

Athena Brewer
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SENCo Chair

Photo:
Our new SENCo logo by Ervin Santiago, Freshman, Class of 2022, Lincoln High School.

Hi Neighbor!

At our meeting this month, in addition to reports from the following liaisons…

• City Manager’s Representative
• Tacoma Fire Department
• Metro Parks
• Tacoma Public Utilities
• Tacoma Public Schools
• Safe Streets
• Pierce Transit
• Tacoma Police
• Port of Tacoma
• Health Department

…we will hear from the Palmer Scholars Outreach & Recruitment Specialists Team, as well as the Mayor’s Youth Commission regarding upcoming changes to Gas Station Park.

We’re also having our General Elections! If you’re interested in joining the SENCo team, you can download an application here, and email to senco253@gmail or snail mail to SENCo at 4911 S Alaska St, Tacoma WA 98408.

We hope to see you there! Don’t forget to send in your fabulous photo from around the neighborhood to be entered into our photo contest, winners announced at every meeting!

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Your SENCo Team

 

Fern Hill Mural by Lead Artist: Kelda Martensen with team: Dionne Bonner & Brad Pugh

Fern Hill Photo Credit: Athena Brewer 2019

SENCo Regular Meeting

Monday, October 21, 2019 at 7PM

4911 South Alaska St, Tacoma, WA 98408

Agenda

1. Call to Order
Welcome
Roll Call
Approval of Last Meeting’s Minutes
Approval of Tonight’s Agenda

2. Guest Speakers (Limit 10 minute presentations)

• Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney: Mary Robnett
• YWCA: TBA

3. Community Concerns (Limit 3 minutes each)

4. Liaison Reports (Limit 3 minutes each)

• City Manager’s Representative
• Tacoma Fire Department
• Metro Parks
• Tacoma Public Utilities
• Tacoma Public Schools
• Safe Streets

• Pierce Transit
• Tacoma Police
• Port of Tacoma
• Health Department

5. Committee Reports:
• Treasurer • Outreach • Bylaws

6. Old Business
• Grand Pacific Updates
• SENCo Funding Updates

7. New Business:
• November General Board Election
-Candidate Questions
• First Inaugural City-Wide Litter Pick-Up
• September Photo Contest Winner

8. Adjournment

Next SENCo General Meeting at 7pm on November 18, 2019

CCOT Meeting Every 4th Thursday at 6pm. Next one: October 24 at Urban Waters in downtown Tacoma

Photo: Manic Mermaid October holiday window; Used by permission of owner Janelle Elms