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October, 2015
Kings Point Marks Historic Transition
Full Resident Control and the Completion of Homebuilding
By Michael Crook Communications, Kings Point Suncoast With the final developer ending their new construction in Kings Point Suncoast at Sun City Center, FL, full control of this active retirement community of nearly 5,600 homes now rests with the residents. The milestone came with the turnover of control of the “Sun City Center West Master Association, Inc.” at a Board Meeting Tuesday in Kings Point. Representatives of Minto Communities, which purchased and developed the last available land zoned for homes, stepped down from the Master Association board and a resident board of directors was appointed to take immediate control Photo by Jim Kulp of the Master Association on behalf of Members of the new Kings Point Master Association Board. the unit owners in the community. “This moment comes during one L to R: Eileen Peco, President; Jim Haggerty, Vice President; Dick Holgate, SEC Chair; Bill Richards, Treasurer, and Ray Glover, Secretary. of the most exciting years in over four decades of Kings Point history,” we wish Minto continued success going dynamic future. A beautiful fitness and said Bill Richards, Master Association forward.” wellness facility, the 2020 Centre, opened Treasurer. “We have been fortunate to As for Kings Point, the mood is all earlier this year, along with a welcomed work with outstanding developers, and about “going forward” into an active, expansion and enhancement of the
Kings Point South Club. Continuing improvements are in the planning stages. The Master Association is a not-forprofit corporation with responsibility for infrastructure property maintenance, which includes Kings Point roads and sidewalks, storm water drainage systems, irrigation pumps and pipes, lakes, lake-water overflow systems (weirs), bridges, gatehouses, and the irrigation and landscaping along the Kings Point main roads. Some 114 Associations in Kings Point are members of the Master Association. Kings Point is an exclusive active adult community located in West Central Florida 20 miles south of Tampa in Sun City Center, FL. Nestled between the Tampa-St. Petersburg metropolis and the white sands of Sarasota’s beaches, Kings Point on the Suncoast is an ideal place to retire. With nearly 5,600 homes, 9,000 residents, 45 holes of golf, 6 indoor and outdoor pools, theatre, TV, and hundreds of social groups, Kings Point in Sun City Center is a great place to really live.
Our Elegant Community Hall
By John Bowker Our South Campus has a new look! What began about a year ago when it became clear our Community Hall was in need of some serious upgrading, became a true gem in our remarkable facilities collection at 9 a.m., on Tuesday, September 1. The grand entryway has plenty of room for vehicles to come in, let out their passengers at the front door under the cover of the all new Portecochere day or night and then pull into the adjacent repaved parking lot with all new intensified night lighting. The lobby has all new brightly colored plush seating with playful designs to encourage a happy entrance into the newly decorated main room of the building. Just to the left is the newly expanded ladies room with more booths and all new automatic fixtures, washing positions and repositioned mirrors. To the right, the men’s room has been upgraded with all new fixtures and new washing and table surfaces. We have all been waiting to see the inside work and it has certainly been worth the wait. The most remarkable new feature is the all hardwood floor. The parquet flooring that was replaced had become so worn due to regular cleaning, that a year ago the maintenance staff reported they were down to waxing the concrete under floor – and that’s what got this all started! As you enter the main room your attention may be drawn to the new curtains along a sidewall. Parting those deep black curtains shows the new home for all 900+ chairs when not in use; they replace the lighter-duty chairs that provided show seating in Community Hall for many years (and that have been re-assigned to the Rollins Theater on the
Central Campus). The new chairs are much deeper and just ‘feel’ better. You should notice improved sound in the room with more loudspeakers to give a surround sound atmosphere when appropriate. The new spotlight compartment should give us improved lighting of speakers’ podiums or other highlights in the front of the room from left to right and from floor to ceiling. Access to the stage on the left side is much nicer now, with a small waiting area for upcoming speakers, and steps leading up to the stage that are now all the same height! Unseen by many, the kitchen area has really undergone the most remarkable changes. There are two new refrigeratorfreezers, with a smaller unit that should serve the refreshment needs for our invited entertainers and their staffs. Three new warming ovens are in place to help organizations that have caterers providing a meal for a large number of people and with new convection ovens, burners, a four-position griddle and
high-speed coffee machines will help in the preparation of just about any menu. This report would be incomplete without mentioning all the work to replace the roof with new energy efficient materials, and the new paint that brings the building into the now familiar Sun City Center color scheme.
There is a lot more to be done around the building; plans to enlarge the parking lot were delayed by the incessant rains in July and August, and the CA Board decided to go with what we already have for the rest of this year, and to enlarge and repave that area once the snowbirds have flown north next spring.
Dancers Appreciate the New Community Hall Floor By Phyllis Hodges Probably no other group in Sun City Center values the new wood floor at Community Hall more than dancers. The new engineered hardwood floor replaced the parquet floor that was installed in 1986 when the building was first constructed. It is expected to provide many years of wear and enjoyment.
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Did You Know?
On September 10, 11 and 12, the SCC Security Patrol inspected and registered or re-registered over 800 golf carts. That’s a record and compares dramatically with last year’s 147. Registration, with serial numbers verified and recorded, helps to speed the process of returning carts that have been stolen to the proper owners. Note: Heard something recently that might be of interest for this feature? Send your suggestions to hodgespress@gmail.com.