Notes from Ellie
So, What’s Been Happening?
Greetings all!
Our next Newcomer meeting is Tuesday, 6/28/22 in the Rollins Theatre at 6 pm. All are welcome. Tech Gods willing, a PowerPoint presentation will be used to cover the ClubLink situation, soup to nuts, to stop rezoning or building!
Call to Action – Petition and Membership Drive
Positive comments have reached me from many of the folks you have contacted as part of SaveSCC’s outreach for the petition and membership drive. Your door-to-door and community activities at shopping centers and elsewhere are making an impact.
Please keep up the outstanding work. Now is the time to load our arsenal for the fight to come.
Mail-in petitions from those out of town or otherwise locally unreachable are arriving as well. Please keep those petitions coming!
All SaveSCC members with a banner on their golf cart should be sure to carry a clipboard with petitions and pamphlets use freely when not on CA property.
Remember our goal is that every SaveSCC member secure 30 petition signatures, and to ask those folks to become members. They can join us via the web site so that they are counted among those we represent. Also, they will receive SaveSCC email blasts to keep them informed.
1500 petitions arrived from VistaPrint and 6000 pamphlets are on their way and hopefully will be available for the Newcomer meeting on Tuesday.
Please remember that we’ve been told that all Save Sun City Center canvassers must refrain from canvassing on CA property.
ClubLink Update
In a nutshell, here’s what’s going on with ClubLink:
Having contacted Clublink, John Finlayson informed us that they have not finalized their obtaining of a building contractor, and have not moved forward with any permit requests with State or Local Agencies. John also stated with the market downturn and construction issues in the building market it may impact their starting of the project. They advised that they will keep us informed of any updates.
The planned meeting on June 29thhas been canceled.
It is not surprising that they are experiencing difficulties. A competent development professional performing their due diligence would evaluate the undertaking this project in SCC is a challenge with an uncertain future and outcome.
We still must be diligent in our preparations for the filing of applications with Hillsborough County for rezoning, permits, variances, or plan amendments. There is no telling what ClubLink activities are taking place behind the scenes . We must be prepared to act on a moment’s notice.
The work we are doing now will pay great dividends when the time comes before the Land Use Officer Hearing and the Board of County Commissioners Land Use Meeting and Board of Commissioner Meetings. The Save Sun City Center case will be well prepared and ready to execute with our continued good work and support! Now is not the time to be complacent.
SaveSCC Banking and Electronic Payment Services
SaveSCC banking operations via a commercial account with PNC bank for checking, debit/credit, and electronic payments are working. SaveSCC donations and funds are on deposit. Work to establish online donations via SaveSCC.org is underway and we hope to have that operational in a few weeks.
All transaction data will be stored safely and securely in PCI-DSS compliant environments hosted by Authorize.net as a gateway and PNC bank as the processor. This insures protection of all donor financial and personal information.
That’s the news for now.