Save SCC Green Spaces Status – SHOW UP & SPEAK OUT! TV Interview Monday May 4th

🚨 URGENT: SHOW UP & SPEAK OUT! TV Interview ABC Channel 28, Monday, May 4th, 8:15 am 🚨

SavesSCC Members and Supporters,

We have a major opportunity to bring our fight against the golf course development to the front pages and morning news!

Keely McCormick, a reporter with Tampa Bay 28 (WFTS | WXPX), is coming to Sun City Center Monday morning, May 4th,  to cover the concerns regarding the proposed development. She is looking for a large group of residents to show the scale of our opposition.

While the news crew sets the schedule, we are doing our best to adjust and ensure we have a massive turnout.  Let’s show the media—and the developers—that we are united!

📅 WHEN & WHERE

  • Date:  Monday, May 4th
  • Time: 8:15 AM (Sharp!)
  • Location: On La Jolla Ave by the pond behind the Security Patrol.  Please stay on the public road way. We do not have permission to be on ClubLink or CA Property.  You see us there with our Green SaveSCC tees.

  • TV Crew and Filming is scheduled for 8:30.

👕 WHAT TO WEAR & BRING

  • Wear your SaveSCC T-Shirts! Let’s create a sea of green to make a powerful visual impact on camera.
  • Bring your yard signs and banners! We want the background of every shot to show our message: “Golf Courses for Recreation, Not Development!”
  • Bring your neighbors, friends, club members, HOA or COA associates, etc! The reporter specifically requested a large group to demonstrate how many people are affected.

📢 WHY THIS MATTERS

The more people we have on-site, the stronger our message becomes. High-quality video of a large, passionate crowd is exactly what gets picked up by major networks. This is our chance to show that Sun City Center will not stand for the destruction and development of our recreational spaces.

Background Info & Coordination: If you have specific questions, call me, Ellie Anderson, President and Spokesperson – Save Sun City Center at 312-282-7337 or via email at getinvolved@savescc.org.

Let’s show up in force. See you Monday at 8:15 AM!

From a planning perspective, I hoped we could film in front of the historical marker by the Community Association (CA) Office on the North Campus for Sun City Center, Florida’s First Planned Retirement Community to put our fight and plight into perspective.

Unfortunately, when I sought permission to do so from Ron Clark, he responded that he needed to assess the matter and would get back to me shortly. He was otherwise engaged and via Lyn Reitz, property manager, let me know the decision. I was advised that the CA attorneys advised not to allow the filming on the development challenges ahead on CA property and for the CA to remain neutral.

The residents of this community have taken a stand with more than 90% for recreational use of the golf courses only, not development.  How can a Community Association that represents the residents who are against development remain neutral?  Is that in the community’s or resident’s best interest?