The News of May 2014 - ISSUE #70
...an official publication of the Community Association — Named Best Newsletter in Hillsborough County 2011
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COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION SCHEDULE
An Exciting Time
July 4, 2014 Fireworks and Breakfast
Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. Community Leaders Florida Room - 9 a.m.
PHOTO BY JOHN BOWKER
June 11 Board Meeting Rollins Theater – 9 a.m. Community Leaders’ Meetings are not scheduled in June, July or August. The next CO-AP meeting will be held on October 27. Please note: Board Workshops will no longer be held on the first Wednesday of each month. Agendas for monthly Board Meetings will be posted on Official Bulletin Boards the Friday before and on our website (suncitycenter. org – under “Association”). They will also be sent via “What’s New in the CA” email. Every Wednesday: Orientation for new members in the Board Room at 1 p.m..
May 11 June Issue delivered to your mailbox on May 31 On the Inside CARE.......................................................................7 Club Happenings..........................................10+ Crossword.......................................................... 19 CryptoQuote........................................................9 Entertainment Corner......................................5 Golf.....................................................................28+ Library Update....................................................5 Lifestyles...............................................................8 Meet your Neighbors.......................................8 Military Affairs................................................24+ Movies................................................................. 35 Newcomers..........................................................2 President’s Report..............................................3 Sports................................................................28+
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By John Bowker Not only will the appearance of Sun City Center’s Central Campus be changing during the next four or five months, we will have the fun of finding ways to get to all the activities with the main parking lots closed! This will be a memorable summer. It has been a quarter of a centur y since any significant change has been made to the buildings on North Pebble Beach Blvd. The most recent was the addition of the Security Patrol building. Ten years before that, the Community Association office and the library building were put in place at their present locations. To get things started this time, there was the groundbreaking ceremony back on April 9 at the future site of the new Information and History Center. In fact, that event covered all four of the planned building projects, and
construction will take place more or less simultaneously on the four. If things go according to schedule, by the end of the year we should have a new addition to our library, a new Information Center, a new multi-purpose building for the Digital Photo Club, Macintosh Computer Club and a dance studio for multiple clubs. The Samaritan Services organization will be moving into their new quarters at the corner of North Pebble Beach and North Course Lane. All in all, the entry way to our main campus should be much brighter and have a more modern appearance. Oversight for the construction will be provided to the CA by the Invision Advisor organization based in Tampa. They will monitor progress on the multiple projects performed by the primary contracting firm, Power Contracting, also of Tampa. “The ultimate responsibility, of See Exciting on page 5.
The Light at the End
Construction, construction …
By John Bowker Minto Communities Vice President Bill Bullock has announced that, in about 30 days, the company will begin development of the last open undeveloped area within Sun City Center that has been approved by the county for home building. The space has been created by the departure of the Ben Sutton Golf School and will accommodate some 250 private family one story homes. The main entrance to that property will be off South Pebble Beach Boulevard on Chipper Drive. A distinctive feature will be the gate at the entrance to the new properties to provide a sense of security to the residents. A secondary access, required by emergency regulations, will extend the short spur constructed some years ago from Emerald Dunes Drive. Residents of the new community, to be known as Verona, See Minto on page 5.
By Sam Sudman, Board of Directors You have been reading and hearing about the impending traffic congestion around the Main Campus during the expansion/modernization program about to commence. Well, unrelated to this, you have and will continue to notice an increase in heavy-vehicle activity south of S.R. 674. Please bear with the increased construction truck traffic on South Pebble Beach Blvd for the next year to 18 months as Minto develops the final phase of planned new-home construction on the old Ben Sutton Golf School behind Sandpiper, off of Chipper Dr. Remember, South Pebble Beach Blvd. is a county road. Construction trucks have the same right to use county roads as we do. We have met with and will continue to meet with Minto and have proposed to them that they advise each of their subcontractors that South Pebble Beach is a heavily traveled street See Traffic on page 5.
Al Alderman, Sam and Joanne Sudman The fireworks display for 2014 has been cancelled. CA President Keegan recently announced that “Construction fencing will soon encompass the CA campus, all the way from the CA offices to the building on the North Lakes Golf Course, all along North Pebble Beach. Consequently, to avoid more parking issues, the Board has decided to cancel the fireworks for this year (2014). However, the fireworks will go on next year (2015). Next summer we will be able to celebrate the completion of our building project and have a grand fireworks display. “Our fireworks vendor was very gracious in letting us cancel the 2014 contract with an agreement that we would have the 2015 fireworks show.” The CA is no longer assured of having adequate sponsorship to cover the $25,000 cost of the fireworks after 2015. The community needs to be aware that we will need to raise funds for the future fireworks. It is not supported by CA dues. Individuals and businesses interested in ensuring the future of fireworks by becoming a sponsor should contact Lyn Reitz at the CA, 633-3500. Donations may also be dropped off at the CA office, 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd., anytime between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. This year, the July 4 breakfast will be held as usual at the Community Hall from 7 a.m. until noon. As last year, breakfast of patriotic pancakes, eggs, toast, juice and coffee will be available for $5. We served 1,377 and expect even more this year. If you wish to volunteer to help prepare, serve or clean-up, please contact Joanne or Sam Sudman at jsudman@ tampabay.rr.com or 633-3106. Editor’s note: In the June issue of The NEWS of Sun City Center, look for a listing of places around the area that will be hosting fireworks for the 4th of July.
DID YOU KNOW?
April 1984 was a pretty significant month for Sun City Center. Hillsborough County approved driving golf carts on county streets here. For the first 22 years, they could be used only to travel to and from golf courses … and that privilege was only for residents living within a mile of their golf course destination. Note: If you have a suggestion for this feature, send it to hodgespress@ gmail.com.