The News of April 2013 - ISSUE #57
...an official publication of the Community Association — Named Best Newsletter in Hillsborough County 2011
April 3 Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. 10 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 10 Town Hall Meeting Central Campus Parking Area Community Hall - 7 p.m. 16 Community Leaders Florida Room - 9 a.m. 16 Town Hall Meeting Pebble Beach Medians Community Hall - 2 -4 p.m. 22 CO-AP Meeting Caper Room - 2 p.m. 24 Town Hall Meeting Pebble Beach Medians Caper Room - 7 -9 p.m. May 1 Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. 8 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 13 Coffee & Conversation Pebble Beach Medians Florida Room - 9 a.m. 20 CO-AP Meeting Caper Room - 2 p.m. 21 Community Leaders Florida Room - 9 a.m. Proposed agendas for monthly Board Meetings are discussed at the Board Workshops and posted on Official Bulletin Boards the Friday before. They will also be posted on our website (suncitycenter.org – under “Association”). Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Board Room at 1 p.m.
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On the Inside CARE....................................... 9 Club Happenings.................. 14+ Consumer Affairs.................... 28 Crossword................................ 9 CryptoQuote............................. 7 Entertainment Corner............... 5 Expanding Horizons................. 7 Golf......................................... 30 Lifestyles................................ 12 Military Affairs.................... 24-25 Movies.................................... 35 Newcomers.............................. 2 Plants Happen........................ 23 President’s Report.................... 3 Sports..................................... 34 Sudoku................................... 11
Master Plan Implementation ...
Why Start with the Campus Parking Area?
CA Acknowledges the Contributions of the Wilsons to the Community
PHOTO BY JOHN BOWKER
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
Bob and Janet Wilson received a proclamation from CA President Ed Barnes at the March 20 Membership meeting. north
MASTER SITE PLAN ENLARGED PARKING
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03.14.13
SUN CITY CENTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
SHORT TERM ADDITIONS PROJECT
Rendition of proposed increase in parking areas including revised access on North Course Lane and possible new buildings to be added in the future. By David Floyd, CA Corporate Secretary and Chair of the LRPIC The Board of Directors has heard this from a number of the members: “Why the campus parking area?” It is more than just a parking lot – it is a campus parking area, plus. In the recent member survey as in previous surveys – parking near the Atrium Building was mentioned as an issue, always noting the need for more parking. In our last survey the redesign and expansion of the parking area around the Atrium complex was in the top 10 improvements requested by the members. Landscaping and improved lighting around the Central Campus were also high on the requested improvements list. When the Long Range Planning Implementation Committee reviewed the input from the Blue Ribbon Committee report, the Community Survey, previous planning efforts, and the input from numerous sources realized the importance of parking to our members. The Projects Office (TPO) over a year ago had mapped our Central Campus and noted that the utilities servicing our campus lay under the campus parking areas. Future construction projects would result in tearing up and disrupting our parking. It did not make sense to do this piecemeal – constantly tearing it up and repaving it. We knew we would eventually need to redo this area for additional parking, better lighting, and for safety. We needed to also improve landscaping and lighting on our Central Campus. It just makes sense to combine and move this project forward to facilitate future construction and provide better
parking, aesthetics, and safety to our members. The campus parking area plan will not only make our campus easier to access, have better lighting, be aesthetically more pleasing, and be safer, it will add additional vehicle and golf cart parking (over 150 new spaces). This project will also allow the association to better irrigate and improve the landscaping around the buildings and allow us to run additional electric lines to better light the campus. It is the key first step in the Master Plan. Most of the major building projects take place either in or around the parking area. The parking area project includes improving and expanding the parking, redoing landscaping, removing the CERT Building and the cement brick stage in the Plaza for more golf cart parking, relocation of North Course Lane (the existing road), and utility expansion to support better lighting and improved irrigation and support the new construction projects. By doing it initially, it will facilitate the projects that follow, reduce disruptions to the campus and save money by not having to repave the lot as other projects start. To be clear, what we do initially will not need to be redone when the other construction projects are undertaken. The Board has scheduled a Town Hall Meeting on April 10 to discuss the project. Before we do anything, the campus parking and landscaping improvement will come up for a membership vote in mid to late May. Your Board of Directors is asking for your support and approval so we can move forward with our campus improvements.
Below is the text of Barnes’ recognition of the Wilsons’ contributions to the community: I would like to acknowledge two members of the Community Association who have been longtime residents and have been very active in the business end of the Community Association for many years: Bob and Janet Wilson, who are now moving to Illinois to be closer to relatives. Bob was on the Board from 1988 to 1992 and served as president of the CA from 1989 to 1991. This was a time when there was a great deal of turmoil with the Developer and a great deal of uncertainty with Hillsborough County. Many of the processes for zoning and land development were in turmoil — Bob and Janet were the leaders in implementing many of these processes in Sun City Center. It was a time of change from many aspects. See Wilsons on page 3.
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