The Esplanade Tacoma Blog: News and notes for this week

A few items of news and note for this coming week:

The September HOA board meeting will take place on Wednesday, September 9 at 6:00 p.m. in the community room. Note that this is a change from the usual "second Thursday of the month" meeting day. There will be committee reports, budget updates, and time for resident questions.

The New Tacoma Neighborhood Council is sponsoring a community forum on homeless encampments in our neighborhood. The forum will take place on September 9 (Yes, it conflicts with our HOA meeting) in the Carwein Auditorium at the UW Tacoma, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Resident input is probably very important to this discussion, so it might be good for representatives of the Esplanade to participate. Click HERE to see a flyer for this event. To learn a little more about the recent history of this issue in the neighborhood, click HERE.

The Esplanade Social Committee is sponsoring a "Taters and ice cream social" on Saturday, September 12. To see a flyer for this event, click HERE.

The first regular season Seahawks game is Sunday, September 13 at 10:00 a.m. Residents are invited to watch the game in the community room - bring food or drink to share. The HOA board has reportedly approved funding for an upgraded TV - more on this to come!

If you are interested in attending the next Esplanade Book Club, you might want to start reading And the Mountains Echoed, by Khaled Hosseni. The next meeting will be at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 1 in the community room. Do come whether you've completed the book or not. Wine and snacks are also on the agenda; feel free to bring something to share if you like. Future books for discussion include:

Monday, September 7, 2015