The News of December 2013 - ISSUE #65
...an official publication of the Community Association — Named Best Newsletter in Hillsborough County 2011
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
December 2 Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. (Please note date change.) 3 Membership Vote Sandpiper Room 8 a.m. - 3 p.m. 4 Membership Vote Community Hall 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. 11 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 17 Community Leaders Florida Room - 9 a.m. (CO-AP Meeting cancelled for Dec.) 30 Board Workshop Board Room - 9 a.m. January 2 Board Workshop Board Room – 9 a.m. 2 Annual Membership Meeting Community Hall 7 p.m. 8 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. 21 Community Leaders Florida Room - 9 a.m. 27 CO-AP Meeting Caper Room - 2 p.m. Proposed agendas for monthly Board Meetings are discussed at the Board Wo r k s h o p s a n d p o s te d o n O f f i c i a l B u l l e t i n B o a rd s t h e Fr i d ay b e fo re. 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. with the exception of Dec. 25 and January 1.
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December 28 On the Inside CARE.................................................23 Club Happenings.............................10+ Crossword..........................................21 CryptoQuote.......................................29 Entertainment Corner...........................6 Golf..................................................33+ Library Update.....................................5 Lifestyles..............................................8 Meet your Neighbors............................9 Military Affairs...................................24+ Movies................................................39 Newcomers..........................................2 Plants Happen...................................23 President’s Report................................3 Sports...............................................30+
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Sudoku...............................................32
Florida Department of Transportation Virtual Public Hearing (VPH) Notice
Changes Planned for SR 674 Subject of Dec. 5 Hearing to Be Held in Community Hall
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District Seven, will conduct a Virtual Public Hearing (VPH) for the State Road (S.R.) 674 (Sun City Center Boulevard) proposed median opening changes. The project limits are from east of El Rancho Drive/Stoneham Drive to East Del Webb Boulevard in Hillsborough County, Florida, Financial Project Number (FPN): 254677-2. This VPH is held pursuant to Chapters 120, 335.18 and 335.199, Florida Statutes. The VPH will be held on Thursday, December 5, 2013, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. The hearing is conducted as a VPH, which is a free live presentation, or webinar, over the Internet that is also held concurrently at one or more viewing locations. If you wish to participate in the VPH online, registration is required prior to joining the VPH. Only webinar users need to visit the website below to register: https://www2.gotomeeting. com/register/795913602 Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the VPH online from a computer. If you do not have access to a computer or the Internet, you may attend the VPH at one of the following locations: Community Viewing Locations Sun City Center Community Hall, 1910 Pebble Beach Boulevard South, Sun City Center, FL. FDOT, District Seven, Pelican C on fe rence R o om , 11201 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL. The VPH opens at 10:30 a.m., and a project PowerPoint
presentation will begin promptly at 10:45 a.m. Please allow adequate login time in order to view the presentation in its entirety. After the project PowerPoint presentation has concluded, there will be an opportunity for participants from both viewing locations, and those online, to provide verbal comments to be included in the official VPH record. After the verbal comment portion of the VPH has concluded, the project PowerPoint will run continuously for the duration of the VPH. This VPH is conducted to afford affected property and business owners, interested persons and organizations the opportunity to provide comments to FDOT regarding the potential effects of proposed median opening changes to S.R. 674 (Sun City Center Boulevard) at the following locations: Proposed modification of the existing full median opening at East Del Webb Boulevard. The existing median opening will become a directional median providing S.R. 674 eastbound traffic access to East Del Webb Boulevard by a left turn lane in the median. Motorists on East Del Webb Boulevard will no longer be able to directly access eastbound S.R. 674. The existing full median opening at El Rancho Drive/Stoneham Drive will become a signalized intersection. Other improvements include extending the existing S.R. 674 westbound left turn lane at El Rancho Drive/Stoneham Drive, extending the existing sidewalks at East Del Webb Boulevard to the intersection,
See 674 on page 7.
December Calendar Dec. 7 - Golf Cart Parade and Minto Winter Festival Dec. 14 - Breakfast and Holiday Walk
Fireworks to Benefit from Dec. 14 Holiday Walk Breakfast
By Phyllis Hodges Since SC C b egan having fireworks on Independence Day a few years ago, the proceeds from the Community Association Holiday Walk and Breakfast have been used to help cover expenses not covered by the generous donations from Brandon Honda and Minto Communities. The event—set for December 14, 7 a.m. to noon this year in the Florida Room on the CA Central Campus—has been exceedingly popular with area residents. Sam and Joanne Sudman, who are organizing the breakfast, say they are thrilled with public support and also by the 120 or so volunteers who have stepped forward to help. The $5 breakfast includes pancakes, sausage, eggs, toast, coffee and juice. The event is open to the public. Club rooms on the campus open at 9 a.m. for shopping or browsing. Information contact: jsudman@ tampabay.rr.com or 813-633-310.
A miniature house created and donated by Ilona Merritt will be raffled at the Holiday Walk Breakfast on December 14. Ilona is well known for her work with miniatures with the Lakeland Miniature Guild.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Hometown Section of the 2013 Membership Directory lists nine pages of residents hailing from New York. That makes it the most represented state in our community. Ohio is next with six pages. (To put that in perspective, the population of Ohio is 11.5 million compared to New York’s 19.6 million.) Note: If you have a suggestion for this feature, send it to hodgespress@ gmail.com.