The News of
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SUN CITY CENTER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Sun City Center
December 2020
CA SCHEDULE NOVEMBER 30 Board Workshop Via Zoom – 9 a.m. D: 896 9432 9146 Passcode: 889954 DECEMBER 2 Membership Vote CA Office 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 9 Board Meeting Via Zoom – 9 a.m. ID: 890 2017 7678 Passcode: 301101 Agendas for the monthly Board Meetings will be posted on the official bulletin board in the Atrium the Friday before and on the CA website (www. suncitycenter.org – under “Residents” – Upcoming Meeting Agendas). They will also be sent via “What’s New in the CA” email.
Nearly New Christmas Shop
CA Contact Information
Administration Office 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd, SCC Phone: 813.633.3500 Hours – 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., M-F sccboard@suncitycenter.org Website: suncitycenter.org Information Center: 813.633.4670
Nearly New is stocked and ready for Christmas bargain hunters.
By Diane M. Loeffler If you want holiday decor, stop at Nearly New before you go anywhere else. Ornaments start as inexpensively as 25 cents (or five for a dollar), and everything else is priced low as well. If
you have more Christmas decorations than you can display at your home, consider donating some of your items to Nearly New. To shop, stop by the store between 8 and noon on Saturday or call 813-
642-9099 between 8 and 4 on Monday through Friday to schedule your personal shopping time. To donate, drop off items between 8 and 4 Monday through Friday. Remember, all proceeds are donated to worthy causes in our area.
Where We Are and Where We’re Headed
By Diane M. Loeffler One-hundred-six C ommunity Association (CA) members watched the October 28 Membership Meeting on ZOOM. Two hundred are needed for a quorum, so the minutes from the two previous membership meetings could not be approved. For those who did attend, it was a very informative meeting. Since the entertainment shows were canceled, the CA did not receive income from them. However, Dave Birkett’s budget report showed that insurance, administration, and maintenance supply costs have gone down a little. The CA is budgeting for 35 homes per month at $2,100 per home for the capital improvement fund. This fund covers the costs of building. October home sales were well above that mark. Sixty-three homes were sold during that month. Community Manager Lyn Reitz says she hopes to schedule a shredding day for January. Our CA dues coupons will be mailed the second week of December. She reminds us to wait at least seven days after we pay before going in to the CA Administrative Office for our 2021 stickers. This year there will be no holiday breakfast, walk or golf cart parade, and the campus is not open to guests at this time. However, an outdoor concert with food trucks is scheduled for CA members
NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID MANASOTA FL PERMIT NO 157 ECRWSS ******ECRWSSEDDM****** Postal Customer Sun City Center FL 33573
Scan the code with your smartphone to find us online. www.newsofsuncitycenter.com
This is an artist’s rendering of the proposed building. There will be a drive through drop off under the portico.
In this bird’s eye view of campus, the location of the proposed building is in pink with parking shown on both sides. In the background are the entrances to the Atrium and to the Fitness Center.
on November 12. Instead of FunFest, we will have a FallFest on October 16, 2021. It appears likely this event will incorporate “Hi, Neighbor!” and FunFest activities.
In response to a member’s concerns, the Fitness Center was closed for two days while the CA paid for professional air quality evaluators to test the area. The CA also purchased commercial grade
air quality testing equipment. Tests have been conducted every hour and every day. All of the results have indicated the Fitness Center is a safe place for us all to exercise. Plans for the Future Doug Seipelt reported on the status of the long range plans, specifically a new building to house clubs currently in the structure with the Rollins Theater. Seipelt says, “There is one project with two phases. The first phase is to construct a new building. The second phase is tearing down the Rollins Theater building and the little white house. The new building will be 21,000 square feet; 10,500 square feet per floor. There will be two regular bathrooms on each floor and also common companion bathrooms. You can drive through the portico to drop someone off. This building will contain everything members asked for in the survey. Near the building will be golf cart parking and then handicapped parking. There will be a cupola to match with other buildings.” “The building is still in the design phase. We are working with the county. We will have display boards in the administration building and in the atrium. There will be no debt. We anticipate the building will be paid for when we cut the ribbon to open it. The goal is to be out of the permitting phase the first quarter of 2021 and start groundbreaking soon thereafter.” There will be elevators and stairways. CA President Bob Sullivan said, “The stairwells will be fire rated for one hour of safety.” During the discussion after the official meeting, Lyn Reitz said, “We hope to have the next Membership Meeting in Community Hall. We have checked, and we can seat 240 people socially distanced.”