July 2013
The News of Sun City Center
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Thanks to a grant from Hillsborough County Neighborhood Relations...
“YOU ARE HERE” Signs Being Installed on Campus
President’s Report
As a result, the Long Range Planning Committee will evaluate our requirements by looking at the possibility of the CA taking over the other half of the proposed building that will house Samaritan Services. I think this is a great opportunity for the CA to obtain additional club rooms and meeting rooms for use by the membership. The Samaritan Services is committed to continuing with building the new building and paying for their share of the construction costs. Pebble Beach Blvd Medians The Pebble Beach Blvd Median Maintenance Task Force has held a number of Town Hall Meetings and Coffee and Conversations over the last few months to inform the membership of the issues and options involved in this important task. This fall the Task Force will be holding additional Town Hall Meetings and Coffee and Conversations to continue discussions on this subject. The Task Force has done an excellent job of making information on the issues and options available to the membership. This effort will continue in the fall everyone needs to be fully informed on this issue. We as a community must decide what we want to do regarding these medians on a go forward basis. The basic decision is whether we want the County to take over maintenance or do we want to control our own destiny and have the CA take over this responsibility. This is an extremely important issue to the future of Sun City Center. Free Evening Concert My thanks to Dave Mohl and the Tennis Association for their efforts in putting on an informal evening concert on the lawn near the gazebo May 22. The concert was very successful with a turnout of several hundred people. Mr. Mohl is in negotiations with other clubs to hopefully sponsor more concerts during the summer. A nice way to spend an evening. Dues Collection We will be starting a new dues collection process beginning in 2014 where your dues will be paid directly to the bank. Dues payments will no longer be collected at the CA Office. They will be mailed to the bank. This change is requested by our auditors who want us to separate the collection process from the recording process in order to conform to generally accepted accounting standards. We will have several notices in The NEWS of Sun City Center about this change over the coming months.
Maintenance Supervisor Kelly Emerson (left) oversees installation of the first “You Are Here” sign next to the library. Lupe Morales stands ready to tamp the concrete around the post supports, Scott McFarland (kneeling) determines that the sign is level while Gene Husted and Michael Lincourt assure that nothing will move once it is finally in place. A second sign was installed that same day next to Old Town Hall and the Pottery Club building.
DONATIONS CLUB/ORGANIZATION AMOUNT APPLIED TO Potters Wheel Club $500 Future walking trails on 37 acres Stained Glass Club $500 Library Woman’s Club $250 Library for Wall Street Journal subscription Monday Movie Donations $412 To offset License Fees The following clubs donated to FunFest expenses: Sawdust Engineers $150 SC Line Dancers Club $50 Tillers & Toilers $100 Weavers Club $75
Reminiscing on Nostalgia Night
The crowd who gathered around the gazebo/bandstand area (SCC Central Campus) was delighted with Nostalgia Night on May 22. The SCC Tennis Association sponsored the event that brought John Rinell, a popular area singer, to Sun City Center for an evening of the great ‘50s and ‘60s ballads and melodies that many of us enjoyed in our youth—and still do. Discussions are underway for other such outdoor events.
PHOTO BY PHYLLIS HODGES
Anonymous Letters I want to make sure my position is very clear to everyone – I do not respond to unsigned letters or notes raising issues, reporting problems or complaining about things. If you are not serious enough to identify yourself, I am not going to waste my time or the Board’s time chasing phantoms. If you have something to bring to my attention or the Board’s attention, then please identify yourself; otherwise it goes straight into the trash can. July 4th The July 4 th breakfast and fireworks are on track for another gala affair. The Sandpiper Grille will be serving dinner that evening and there will be an ice cream truck for dessert. Our fireworks celebration is made possible by the sponsorship of Brandon Honda and Minto Communities. Please let them know how much we appreciate their generosity. Send notes to Brandon Honda, 9209 Adamo Dr. E., Tampa FL 33619, Attn: John Marazzi, Managing Partner and to Minto Communities – Florida, 10150 Highland Manor Dr, Ste. 200, Tampa, FL 33610; Attn: Bob Stevens, Director of Sales. Central Campus Parking Area T h e m e mb e rs h ip to ok a giant step forward on May 21/22 by approving the funding of the Central Campus Parking Area. This project is key to the development of future projects which will enhance the amenities of the Community Association. This will provide more parking and significant improvement in the lighting and enhancement of the landscaping of the Atrium parking area, all of which are desperately needed. The majority of the membership is interested in improving and upgrading the facilities and this is a major step forward. Master Plan and Security Patrol Par t of t he Maste r Pl an for enhancing the Community Association facilities included a building that could house Samaritan Services and the Security Patrol. Each of these two organizations was to pay for the construction of the new building. Unfortunately, after several attempts, an agreement between the Security Patrol and CA could not be reached and the CA’s offer has been rejected by the Security Patrol. The current building housing the Security Patrol was constructed in 1990 as an addition to the CA Office Building under an agreement executed in 1989. The Security Patrol building and the land the building sits on are the property of the CA. The 1989 Agreement was superseded by an agreement executed in 2008. The CA intends to honor that commitment.
PHOTO BY JOHN BOWKER
By Ed Barnes