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Happy June, South Enders!

Primary season is here, folks, & we’re especially looking forward to our own South End Candidates Only forum coming up at SENCo’s monthly General Meeting on June 7 at 7pm. See Zoom info below. All candidates relevant to the South End were invited to join us for a three minute re/introduction during the June 7 meeting, as well as an invitation to respond in writing to three Very Important Questions.  You can see which candidates have RSVP’d so far here, & find candidates’ answers to the three Very Important Questions can be found over here.

We’re so excited for the upcoming South End Neighborhood Action Plans, or “SNAPs,” for SENCo kickoff meeting (over Zoom) on June 12 from 10am-11:30am! Have opinions on goals for the future of the South End & want to participate in the process to update our original SNAPs from the 1990’s? Find out more here ! Sign up here! Tell all your South End friends & neighbors!!!

Also! We’ll be voting on two open seats for new SENCo board members. Since the South End Neighborhood has a total population of almost 40,000 people & SENCo has 11 board members, every board member represents over 3600 people each… Unless you show up, because your vote counts!  Per TMC 1.45.050C, which is the Tacoma municipal code that governs neighborhood councils, “Any resident, renter, or owner of property, business, or nonprofit and their employees, who live or work within a Neighborhood Council Boundary, may participate…” in voting! Join us & be heard!

Zoom login information:

Topic: SENCo General Meeting
Time: Jun 7, 2021 07:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting Online
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7832409538?pwd=dmtBb25STXgxUVFSQmhXWDBYOFpZdz09

Meeting ID: 783 240 9538
Passcode: 236276

Join Zoom Meeting by Phone
1 253 215 8782 (Tacoma)
Meeting ID: 783 240 9538
Passcode: 236276

A PDF of the June agenda can be found here.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR SENCo LIAISONS EXTRAORDINAIRE, PLEASE SEND THEM BEFORE THE MEETING (OR ANYTIME, REALLY) TO: SENCO253@GMAIL

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Have a guest speaker idea for a future meeting? Let us know! senco253@gmail.com 

‘South End Candidates Only’ Forum June 7 @ 7pm

We invited the following candidates—who are especially relevant to the South End—to re/introduce themselves to the community during our June 7 General Meeting @ 7pm .  A “♥” indicates candidates who have already RSVP’d:

Mayor

♥  Jamika Scott

♥  Steve Haverly

♥  Victoria Woodards

At Large City Council Pos 6

♥  Brett Johnson

Kiara Daniels

Council District 4

♥  Catherine Ushka

Nolan Hibbard-Pelly

Israel James McKinney

Council District 5

♥  Joe Bushnell

♥  Treyvon Dunbar

Anne Artman

Civil Service Position 1

Femi Adeleke

Eric Hansen

Leeanna Lara

Civil Service Position 2

Dan Sexton

School Dist. 10 Director Position 2

Enrique Leon

Sarah Hendrix

School Dist. 10 Director Position 4

Chelsea McElroy

Port of Tacoma Commissioner Position 1

Laura Gilbert

♥  John McCarthy

Port of Tacoma Commissioner Position 2

♥  Dick Marzano

♥  Elizabeth Pew

Jeanette Twitty

Port of Tacoma Commissioner Position 4

♥  Don Meyer

Christopher Pierce

Brian Duthie

Nirav Sheth

Scott Lewis

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♥  Mary M. Bacon

Parks Board Commissioner Position 3

♥  Blake Stagner

Pierce Co. Superior Court Superior #23

Andre Penalver

We also asked candidates to submit answers in writing to three Very Important Questions. You can find their answers here.

Calling all South Enders! South End community members needed for participation in South End Strategic Neighborhood Action Plans (SNAPs) focus group! Your South End Neighborhood Council has been working with your Council Members, Safe Streets, and UWT on a process to update the South End Neighborhood Action Plans (SNAPs). If you did not know we had one either, this could be because the previous version is more than 20 years old! We are now inviting community members from across the South End to participate in a focus group that will help inform the goals of the new and improved SNAPs. All are welcome, and in keeping with the South End Neighborhood Council’s commitment to promote an equitable and anti-racist community, Black and Indigenous community members, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, individuals with disabilities, youth, seniors, immigrants, and refugees are especially encouraged to apply. Meeting Date & Time: June 12, 2021 from 10am-11:30am Register Here A zoom link will be sent out to all registered participants. SNAPs focus group participants will be asked to commit to meeting once a month from June to September. Community members who participate in these focus groups will be compensated with a small stipend in appreciation for your time. If you are interested in participating, or have further questions, please contact Darren Pen: dpen@safest.org

South Enders! 

Always wanted to join the SENCo board? Here is your chance!

We have 2 open seats up for election at our next meeting over Zoom on June 7 at 7pm.

Applications are due by Friday, May 29. 

How to apply:

Visit the Get Involved tab on our website & download an application.

Email completed application to senco253@gmail.com 

-or-

Send hard copy to:

SENCo Elections

4911 S Alaska 

Tacoma, WA 98408

We’re excited to hear from you! 

Questions? Let us know! senco253@gmail.com