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TPU INFORMATION APRIL 2020

John Gaines, our TPU Liaison sent the following information for us:

Here are some updates from TPU:

Extended payment plans
Waiving late fees
Providing an Emergency Assistance Fund
Suspending disconnects
Extended call center hours

Call our Customer Services team to get the best solutions for you at: 253-502-8600. MyTPU.org/COVID19

Lastly, we updated the Power rates content to reflect the delayed rate adjustment.

·https://www.mytpu.org/payment-billing/rate-information/

“The Public Utility Board and City Council voted Tuesday, March 31 to delay this rate increase until July 1, 2020. This decision is in response to the current State of Emergency caused by COVID-19.”

I am available to answer any questions. Thank you,

John Gaines

John Gaines, DBA | Tacoma Public Utilities

Community Relations Manager | Public Affairs & Communications

Desk (253) 441-4661 | Cell 253-260-0065

www.mytpu.org

April General Meeting Canceled

Hi Friends and Neighbors,

Due to continued stay-at-home orders for Covid-19, we will not be having our April General SENCo meeting this month. We hope you all are staying safe at home, and look forward to seeing you again someday. Take good care of yourself and each other out there, and please don’t hesitate to reach out if there’s any way we can be of service. senco253@gmail.com

❤

Your SENCo Chair,

Athena

29Mar2020 New From City of Tacoma: Small Business Loan Information in 6 Languages

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.

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

March General Meeting Canceled

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!

Welcome to Our Newest Board Member Elizabeth Armstrong!

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.