Ellie’s Notes June 13, 2026

Howdy Neighbors and Supportors,

I wanted to update you on the outcome of the Pebble Creek golf course application hearing before the County and share details on a few other matters.

Pebble Creek Golf Course Hearing Outcome

The June 9, 2026, Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners land use hearing regarding the Pebble Creek Golf Course rezoning ended in an unexpected procedural twist concerning potential ex-parte communication, further prolonging the multi-year battle. Instead of cast-iron approval or denial, the commission voted 5-1 to remand until July 20, 2026 to address the ex parti email comment with a very limited scope for comment at the hearing with the Hearing Master before being heard again by the Commissioners for final decision.  Hillsborough County commissioners voted to delay the Pebble Creek Golf Course rezoning case, remanding the matter until July 20. The board paused the decision to review legal concerns surrounding an email involving the golf course owner, Bill Place of Ace Golf.

The Core Conflict:

• The Developer’s Plan: GL Homes is pushing to rezone the 150-acre shuttered golf course property. They plan to replace it with a 251-home residential community

• During the June 9, 2026 Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the board voted to remand the Pebble Creek Golf Course rezoning decision to July 20, 2026. Commissioners voted 5-1 to remand the case after an undisclosed email from the golf course owner raised legal concerns regarding fairness and ex-parte communication.

Those who would like to hear the testimony by the County Attorney can use this link and go to approximately 24:40 in the video.

The scope of the specific remand voted on by the Hillsborough County Commission is strictly limited to the legal issue surrounding the ex parte communication.

The county attorney explicitly requested a limited review of the contents of the email involving the golf course owner. This means that the upcoming hearing is not a wide-open venue to re-argue the entire project from scratch. Instead, it is a narrow legal window to ensure due process and transparency regarding that specific unauthorized communication before the final vote takes place. Only existing parties of record who testified previously can speak.

Understanding how the remand and the ex parte communication work together clarifies why the upcoming hearing is so restricted:

What “Ex Parte” Communication Means

• Definition: An off-the-record, one-sided communication between a decision-maker (like a County Commissioner) and a party involved in the case (like the golf course owner) without the other sides being present or notified.

• The Legal Problem: Because the Commission acts like a judge in zoning cases, all evidence must be shared openly. A private email violates due process and threatens fairness.

• The Pebble Creek Trigger: An email involving the golf course owner—stating “I believe the GL Project offers the best solution for residents”—was brought to light. Because this happened outside the official public record, it created a severe legal vulnerability.

What “The Remand” Does

• Definition: A formal legal action that sends a case back to a lower body or pauses a proceeding to fix a specific error.

• The Narrow Scope: The County Attorney requested a limited review strictly to address the contents of that unauthorized email.

• The Purpose: The remand gives the Commission a chance to read the email into the public record. This allows all sides to comment on it, effectively “curing” the legal violation before a final vote is taken.

How the Commissioners Might Vote

Once the email is read into the record with the land use master hearing on July 20 at 6:00 pm, the ex parte violation is legally “cured,” the board will pivot to a final vote on the 251-home rezoning proposal. The outcome hinges on a shifted board dynamic:

• The 2023 baseline: The commission originally voted to deny the rezoning in 2023. However, the court-ordered return of the case means they must evaluate it strictly based on whether the application meets local land development rules.

• The “New Commissioner” wildcard: The board now features two new commissioners who were not present for the 2023 live testimonies. This delay gives them the chance to review the full record.

• The likely outcomes:

  • Approval: If the developer convinces the board that the project meets all county zoning guidelines, and that a closed, deteriorating golf course is worse for the area than managed housing, they could secure an approval.

  • Denial (With a tighter legal backing): If the commissioners still believe the rezoning violates the county’s comprehensive growth plans, they can deny it again. By clearing the email issue first during this remand, a second denial would be much harder for GL Homes to overturn in appeals court.

The Pebble Creek Golf Course Development Saga Continues!

SaveSCC Volunteer Operations

SaveSCC is ramping up new initiatives and refortifying and reenergizing existing efforts to prepare as rapidly and thoroughly as possible for our response to ClubLink actions. I have been a little overwhelmed with our activities and not communicated as well as I should with folks offering help. My apologies!  We are working to better organize our  volunteer operations and hope to have that under better control shortly so hang in there as we regroup.

We seek to have a Volunteer Coordinator on board before our first Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturdays! and at our 1st – 2nd Saturday event on July 11th.  If this position speaks to you, please let me know via email to getinvolved@savescc.org or call me at 312-282-7337.

Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturdays

In case you missed my earlier email, here are the details on Launching “Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturdays” – Connect, Support, and Gear Up Monthly!

We are excited to announce a brand-new monthly Save SCC event initiative designed to bring our community closer together and strengthen our ongoing SaveSCC efforts.

Starting on July 11th, we are launching Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturdays! This is your consistent, monthly opportunity to meet directly with leadership, get involved, and grab the tools you need to help us protect Sun City Center from golf course development, get Save SCC merchandise, donate, volunteer, or just come and talk.

Event Details:

• When: The 2nd Saturday of every month, starting July 11th through December  12th

• Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Where: The Armstrong Room, SCC North Campus, off the Atrium, 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd., Sun City Center

Mark Your Calendar:

• July 11

• August 8

• September 12

• October 10

• November 14

• December 12

What you can do at Save SCC 2nd Saturdays:

• Meet Leadership: Speak directly with Save SCC leaders to ask questions and share your thoughts.

• Get Promotional Materials: Pick up your official Save SCC T-shirts, yard signs, and window clings to show your support around town and promote the cause.

• Secure Document Scanning: Bring any critical data or documentation relevant to our legal fight, and we will scan it safely on-site and return your originals.

• Volunteer & Share: Sign up for volunteer opportunities or share important community information with us.

• Make a Donation: Drop off financial contributions directly to help fuel our legal and operational funds.

Whether you have five minutes to drop off documents or want to stay and chat, your presence makes a difference. We need every voice and every hand to keep our momentum moving forward.

We look forward to seeing you one Saturday morning!

Thank you for your continued dedication and support,

The Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturdays! Team

Co-Chairs:

Ellie Anderson      Rick Johnson

312-282-7337      847-648-6355

Technology Recruitment

In case you missed my earlier email regarding our Technology Workgroup activities and recruitment drive, I am repeating that here as well.

Call to Action – SaveSCC Technology WorkGroup Volunteer Recruitment

Our last recruitment effort for expert volunteers to expand our legal and zoning workgroup identified

outstanding individuals who are now actively engaging with our existing team, yielding stellar results.  This success led us to consider a similar effort to bolster our Technology Workgroup.

SaveSCC is actively seeking volunteers with extensive skills and experience to join the SaveSCC Technology team to support its expanding infrastructure and needs. The organization is specifically looking for individuals with professional expertise in WordPress development, Google Workspace experience, Facebook management and information digitization.  The primary goal of the new recruits will be to expand our capabilities to support and utilize technology in service of our mission and activities given our limited resources and need to be practical and effective.

SaveSCC Technology Ecosystem Overview

Save Sun City Center (SaveSCC) leverages a sophisticated digital infrastructure to support its mission of preserving golf courses and green spaces. This technological “ecosystem” enables the organization to coordinate volunteer efforts, manage extensive data repositories, and execute large-scale community outreach.

Core Web Infrastructure

The organization’s public presence and interactive tools are primarily hosted at SaveSCC.org, which serves as the central hub for information and member registration.

• Platform: Developed using WordPress, allowing for modular updates and integration of third-party tools.

• Dynamic Integrations:

• Widgets: The site utilizes widgets,  plugins, and APIs to interface directly with other systems, facilitating the display of documents like the “Greater Sun City Center Community Plan” or other capabilities.

• Registration Tools: Employs Google Forms for secure email distribution list registration, contact us, and other features capturing critical data such as neighborhoods and contact information without requiring a Google login from users.

• Multimedia Content: Features embedded PDF documents, links to county comprehensive plans, and a dedicated events tab for upcoming meetings and rallies.

• Credit Card Processing and Payment Gateways: Incorporates secure processing, payment gateway and credit card settlement functions with our partners to support donations.

Google Workspace & Data Management

SaveSCC utilizes Google Workspace for Non-Profits as its primary operational platform for email, internal collaboration and evidence preservation.

Social Media & Community Outreach

To expand visibility beyond the core website, SaveSCC maintains an active presence across multiple social platforms, coordinated by the technology and communications teams.

• Facebook: The primary social channel for community engagement and real-time updates. The team is currently documenting Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Facebook management within the Workspace.

• Hyper-Local Platforms: Use of Nextdoor and community-specific Facebook groups (e.g., Sun City Center Neighbors) to share urgent updates, such as TV media coverage or town hall announcements.

• Media Integration: Use of the website to host audio and video files from radio coverage (e.g., Sun Radio WSCQ 96.3 FM) and video content (e.g. meetings, TV coverage).

Artificial Intelligence Integration

SaveSCC proactively incorporates AI technology in our work to enhance productivity and organizational efficiency.

• Automated Documentation: Utilization of AI-driven tools (e.g., Gemini) to generate comprehensive meeting notes, summaries, and suggested next steps from recorded sessions.

• Workflow Optimization: AI assists in structuring tasks and organizing the “Action Item” lists to ensure follow-through on complex project tasks.

• Accessibility: Leveraging AI features for screen reader support and conversation history to improve accessibility for all team members

• Research: Actively evaluating  and expanding use of AI tools in conducting our day-to-day work using multiple platforms and tools including Gemini, ChatGPT and others.

Future Technology Goals

The technology team remains focused on expanding the ecosystem’s capabilities to better serve the community.

• Expanding Outreach: Actively looking for ways to broaden communications with supporters and the general public through new digital platforms.

• Infrastructure Formalization: Moving from manual “brute force” email methods to sophisticated automated systems to prevent being flagged as spam and to ensure reliable delivery to the growing membership base.

• Resource Centralization: Continuing to migrate interim personal local repositories into a permanent, structured Google Workspace environment for long-term collaboration, evidence preservation, management and analysis.

• Evidence Digitization: Implementing scanning, image processing, and character recognition tools to streamline the loading of physical evidence into our central data repository.

Join the Workgroup: Specific Roles Needed

We are looking for residents from both Sun City Center and Kings Point with professional backgrounds and strong skills in the following areas to join our core technology team:

• WordPress Developers: Web developers or designers familiar with WordPress architecture, plugin management, and API integrations. You will help maintain SaveSCC.org, manage third-party widgets, and ensure our site remains a reliable, user-friendly hub for community engagement.

• Google Workspace Administrators: Tech-savvy individuals with experience in Google Workspace administration. You will manage user accounts, oversee the Master Repository (Shared Drives), manage email distribution lists, and help establish standard procedures for file organization and security.

• Facebook & Social Media Managers: Communicators comfortable with social media platforms, particularly Facebook. You will help maintain our community pages, document management processes, and potentially expand our reach to other platforms to keep the public informed and engaged.

• AI Experts: Enthusiasts with experience in AI tools who will help identify, test, and implement new AI-driven solutions to optimize our workflows, automate documentation, and improve overall productivity.

• Technical Writers: Skilled writers to create clear, concise documentation, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and user guides for our technology infrastructure and processes, ensuring our tools are easy to use.

• Trainers: Experienced educators who will help onboard new team members and provide training on our Google Workspace environment, AI tools, and internal processes to ensure consistency and efficiency across the organization.

• Digital Evidence and Archival Curation:We are seeking skilled technical professionals, archivists, librarians, and data specialists to volunteer their expertise for our evidence analysis pipeline. Standardize data collection protocols so all ingested materials are identical regarding file formats, image resolution, naming conventions, and metadata structures.

How to Apply / Next Steps

If you have the skills, the professional background, and the time and dedication to fight for our neighborhood’s future, please step forward. We need you!

• How to Sign Up: Please email your name, contact information, and your area of expertise/professional background to getinvolved@savescc.org (preferred) or call Ellie Anderson at 312-282-7337.

• Technology Workgroup EMeetings:  Fridays, 8:30 am – 10:00 am via Google Meet

Be sure to share Call Out with your friends and neighbors as they might be just the perfect fit and candidate.

We need you and look forward to hearing from you.

As with all our communications, we really appreciate when you share the information with your neighbors, HOA or COA comparadies, your friends and clubmates. Promoting the cause and sharing vital information is key to keeping everyone informed and engaged.

Of course, it is best if they sign up to receive our email blast directly. Perhaps you can help them with that.

Here’s wishing you all the best and hoping to see you at our inaugural Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturday!

Best regards,

Ellie Anderson

President

Save Save Sun City

312-282-7337

Launching “Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturdays” – Connect, Support, and Gear Up Monthly!

Dear Neighbor,

We are excited to announce a brand-new monthly Save SCC event initiative designed to bring our community closer together and strengthen our ongoing SaveSCC efforts.

Starting on July 11th, we are launching Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturdays! This is your consistent, monthly opportunity to meet directly with leadership, get involved, and grab the tools you need to help us protect Sun City Center from golf course development, get Save SCC merchandise, donate, volunteer, or just come and talk.

Event Details:

• When: The 2nd Saturday of every month, starting July 11th through December  12th

• Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

• Where: The Armstrong Room, SCC North Campus, off the Atrium, 1009 N. Pebble Beach Blvd., Sun City Center

Mark Your Calendar and Save the Dates:

• July 11

• August 8

• September 12

• October 10

• November 14

• December 12

What you can do at Save SCC 2nd Saturdays:

• Meet Leadership: Speak directly with Save SCC leaders to ask questions and share your thoughts.

• Get Promotional Materials: Pick up your official Save SCC T-shirts, yard signs, and window clings to show your support around town and promote the cause.

• Secure Document Scanning: Bring any critical data or documentation relevant to our legal fight, and we will scan it safely on-site and return your originals.

• Volunteer & Share: Sign up for volunteer opportunities or share important community information with us.

• Make a Donation: Drop off financial contributions directly to help fuel our legal and operational funds.

Whether you have five minutes to drop off documents or want to stay and chat, your presence makes a difference. We need every voice and every hand to keep our momentum moving forward.

We look forward to seeing you one Saturday morning!

Thank you for your continued dedication and support,

The Save SCC Monthly 2nd Saturdays! Team

Co-Chairs:

Ellie Anderson Rick Johnson

312-282-7337 847-648-6355

Ellie’s Notes June 8, 2026 and Q&A

Hello Friends, Supporters and Neighbors,

We’ve been extra busy preparing to onboard volunteers to our reconstituted Zoning and Legal team to work on our two-pronged strategy to thwart ClubLink’s development plans. We have been blessed to have some very capable professionals with excellent backgrounds to bring new perspective, energy, and thinking to the effort. Our inaugural Emeeting is tomorrow and I expect great synergy.

We are also working to onboard other volunteers in various areas.

Also expect a Call-Out request for volunteers later this week as we seek to add to our Technology Team, which manages and operates our SaveSCC website, social media, Google Workspace, the repository for all SaveSCC materials and records and other underlying architecture that supports our work.

Pebble Creek Golf Course

The long-contested Pebble Creek Golf Course redevelopment saga returns to the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners for a revote on tomorrow, June 9, 2026, following years of legal battles between developer GL Homes and community opposition. After an initial 2023 denial by the county commission and subsequent legal seesawing in court, the case regarding the 150-acre property is being reconsidered based on updated infrastructure challenges and community input.

The lengthy battle over the Pebble Creek Golf Course reached the courts due to a classic clash between private property rights and local government zoning authority. When a local government denies a developer’s request, the developer has the right to legal recourse, leading to a multi-stage judicial “ping-pong” match before returning to the county.

How the Litigation Happened (Step-by-Step)

• The Initial 2023 Denial: In July 2023, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted 5-2 to deny G.L. Acquisitions’ (GL Homes) request to rezone the 150-acre property from a golf course to a 251-home residential community. The BOCC cited neighborhood incompatibility and deviations from the county’s Comprehensive Plan.

•  The First Court Challenge (Circuit Court): Developers can appeal local government zoning decisions through a “Writ of Certiorari” in the circuit court. GL Homes did exactly this. In June 2024, a 13th Judicial Circuit Court judge ruled in favor of the developer, stating that the county commission’s denial was not backed by “competent, substantial evidence”. The judge essentially quashed the county’s denial, opening the door for development.

• The Second Court Challenge (Appellate Court): Unwilling to accept the circuit court’s decision, the Hillsborough County Commissioners voted to appeal to a higher court. In July 2025, the Florida Second District Court of Appeal reversed the lower court’s decision. The appellate court ruled that the circuit court had overstepped its legal boundaries and improperly evaluated the board’s findings. This ruling reinstated the county’s original power to deny the rezoning.

Why the Case is Back Before the Commission

Even though the appellate court sided with the county, a legal victory of this nature rarely ends a land-use dispute permanently. The case has returned to the county commissioners for several critical reasons:

• Due Process and Remedying the Record: In Florida land-use law, when an appellate court quashes a lower court’s order or finds faults in how findings were handled, the issue is often sent back to the local government body. The board must hold a new, legally airtight vote that strictly satisfies the evidentiary standards outlined during the litigation.

• Substantial Changes in Local Infrastructure: Because years have passed since the original 2023 application, local conditions have shifted. The board must evaluate the project against the updated real-world realities of flooding, local traffic, utility capacities, and general infrastructure strain that may have worsened since the initial hearings.

• Leverage for Compromise: Total legal gridlock often forces both parties back to the negotiating table. Returning to the commission allows the county and the developer to consider modified proposals—such as reduced density, increased green spaces, or adjusted community buffers—to avoid entering another multi-year cycle of costly lawsuits

For any of you interested in hearing or attending the proceedings, you may find more information on the Hillsborough County website via the links below:

Hillsborough County web site with Land Use Meeting details.

Land Use Agenda June 9, 2026

The hearings can be viewed in real time or after the fact on the County’s YouTube Channel.

Ellie’s Notes May 24, 2026

Quick Links:

• A Special Thank You
• Reconstituting the SaveSCC Board
• A Memorial Day Message

A Special Thank You

To say the last couple of weeks have been busy would be an understatement. And we are so grateful for all the support we received during the last month. Thank you for the great turn out at our recent events – the Informational Meeting on April 22 with the SaveSCC team and Adam Gormly and the Supporters Demonstration on La Jolla with Channel 28 on May 4.

Rick Johnson, Lorraine Mancuso and the entire SaveSCC team did a fabulous job covering for me at the April 22 meeting during an unexpected, recent hospital stay. Adam Gormly, Director of Development Services for Hillsborough County, also did a phenomenal job presenting an update from the County and addressing questions. Kudos to all, including all of you who attended!

We have some great videos from the public demonstration on La Jolla. Again, many thanks to all of you who participated and took pictures and videos. We really appreciate you sharing them.

The broadcast piece on Channel 28 finally aired on May 14, and is available by clicking here. Keely McCormick, ABC Channel 28 reporter, did an outstanding job. She  also got an important statement from Christine Miller, District 4 County Commissioner, for the Sun City Center area. Commissioner Miller stated: “Sun City Center residents have been clear: They value the character and intent of their community, and I share that commitment. I do not support development of golf course properties, and I have been consistent on that position.”

My  interview was captured by resident and Save SCC supporter Christine Rogers. That and other footage by bystanders is available by clicking here.

The article that was in the Observer last week is attached. (Reference the email distribution for the attachment.)

We also have the SaveSCC New Release regarding the April 22 and May 4 events attached. (Reference the email distribution for the attachment)

Reconstituting the SaveSCC Board

Protecting our golf courses for future recreational use only will take commitment and contribution from all  of us with our time, talent and treasure.

Previously, I wrote to you asking for help with the formation of a Legal Taskforce. We have had some high-caliber people step forward and look forward to meeting with them on June 9. The Call Out is available here for those still considering if this is a good fit for you.

We have had a good response to that ask, and today I am writing to you with a special purpose to address another immediate focus areas:

Reconstituting the SaveSCC Board

In the not-so-distant future, the leadership of SaveSCC must make some important decisions and set the agenda and game plan for our immediate future. To do that, it is essential we reconstitute the existing board that has led us since our founding four years ago. The demands of work, time and age have taken their toll on some of us, and we must prepare for the next few years of essential action.

SaveSCC needs a dedicated, structured, and energized leadership team to evaluate, plan and lead our course of action, direct outside legal counsel, manage community resources, guide our work and serve as our official voice. We are calling on passionate and dedicated residents to step forward and volunteer for potential positions on the Board of Directors.

So please think seriously about this request and whether and if you are willing and able to serve. I will be sending  Call-Out for volunteers in the near future seeking board volunteers.

A Memorial Day Message

As the nation honors the sacrifices of fallen service members this Memorial Day, thousands of active-duty military families continue to face hazardous, substandard conditions in housing managed by private corporate contractors. National advocacy surveys, independent investigations, and Department of Defense (DoD) Inspector General audits have exposed severe, force-wide deficiencies in both on-base family housing and unaccompanied barracks.

Key Issues Plaguing Military Base Housing

• Toxic Mold and Moisture Failures: A landmark survey by the Change the Air Foundation revealed that 97% of military residents reported major issues in their privatized homes, with toxic mold, mildew, and recurring water leaks cited as the most frequent and severe problems.

• Severe Health Consequences: In that same force-wide survey, three-quarters of respondents reported that their family’s health had been negatively impacted by their housing, with nearly half receiving official medical confirmations linking their chronic illnesses (such as severe respiratory issues and neurological symptoms) directly to environmental hazards in their homes.

• Negligent Oversight & Falsified Inspections: A comprehensive DoD Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit found that military housing offices routinely fail to properly complete mandatory Change-of-Occupancy Maintenance inspections, occasionally placing families directly into homes that possess active life, health, and safety hazards. Some private contractors have gone so far as to seal windows shut to mask aging lead-based paint, actively cutting off required ventilation.

• The “Federal Enclave Doctrine” Loophole: Under an obscure legal loophole known as the Federal Enclave Doctrine, because military bases sit on federal land, private housing companies are largely shielded from modern state-level tenant rights, environmental regulations, and consumer protection laws. This leaves families with virtually no legal recourse or ability to sue for damages when corporate landlords refuse to fix dangerous structural issues.

• Financial Extortion of Service Members: When homes become entirely unlivable due to contamination, military families are frequently forced to pay out-of-pocket for temporary hotel relocation, the replacement of mold-ruined personal property, and specialized medical treatments.

Legislative Action: The MOLD Act

In response to this ongoing crisis, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers introduced the Military Occupancy Living Defense (MOLD) Act.

The bill seeks to enforce independent, third-party environmental health inspections between every single tenant transition, mandate that all remediation contractors hold verified national certifications, and force private companies to pay for all relocation and property loss expenses.

However, advocates warn that without stricter statutory fines and mandatory Department of Justice intervention, private real estate empires will continue to bury families in corporate bureaucracy.

Contact Your Officials to Demand Accountability

The most effective way to protect these families is to pressure federal lawmakers to close the federal enclave loophole, pass the MOLD Act with aggressive enforcement penalties, and hold corporate military landlords legally accountable.

Federal officials for Sun City Center, Florida (ZIP code 33573) include U.S. Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody, alongside U.S. Representative Vern Buchanan. Rather than direct public emails, you can contact all of them by submitting messages through their official contact web pages.

U.S. Representative Kathy Castor (Florida’s 14th Congressional District)

• • • Contact: Send a message via her official portal at U.S. Representative Kathy Castor.

    • Local Phone: (813) 871-2817

U.S. Senator Rick Scott

• • • Contact: Send a message via his official portal at Senator Rick Scott.

    • Local Phone: (813) 225-7032

U.S. Senator Ashley Moody

• • • Email / Contact Form: Submit an email via the Senator Ashley Moody Official Portal.

    • Washington, D.C. Phone: (202) 224-3041

    • Local District Phone: (407) 872-7161

Here is my email to assist you:

Urgent Accountability Request: Protect Our Military Families from Toxic Base Housing

Dear Representative Buchanan / Senator Scott / Senator Moody,

On this Memorial Day weekend, as our nation honors the sacrifices of those who served, I am writing to urge your immediate intervention regarding the deplorable and hazardous living conditions facing active-duty military families in privatized base housing.

Despite years of congressional scrutiny, recent independent investigations and Department of Defense Inspector General audits reveal that thousands of service members are still being forced to live in homes plagued by toxic mold, severe structural neglect, and environmental hazards. A recent force-wide survey by the Change the Air Foundation revealed that a staggering 97% of surveyed military residents reported major issues with privatized housing, with three-quarters stating that these hazardous conditions have directly harmed their family’s health.

Worse yet, private corporate landlords continue to exploit the “Federal Enclave Doctrine” loophole to shield themselves from state-level tenant protections and health regulations, leaving military families with virtually no legal recourse. Our service members cannot focus on defending our nation when they are constantly worried about the health and safety of their children at home.

As my federal official, I urge you to take the following actions:

• • • Support and pass the MOLD Act to mandate certified, independent third-party environmental health inspections between tenant transitions.

    • Close the federal enclave loophole so private housing contractors can finally be held legally accountable under state tenant and consumer protection laws.

    • Enforce strict statutory fines against corporate landlords who falsify maintenance records or fail to provide safe housing.

Our military families deserve safe, dignified homes—not corporate neglect. I look forward to hearing about the specific steps your office is taking to address this critical readiness and humanitarian issue.

Sincerely,

[Your Name]

[Your Sun City Center Address]

[Your Phone Number]

I know we have many military families here in Sun City Center.  We are thankful for you all and the contributions and sacrifices you have made. Thank You!  You are not forgotten!

Sincerely,

Ellie Anderson

312-282-7337

URGENT COMMUNITY CALL-OUT: Volunteers Needed for Golf Course Legal Workgroup

Dear Neighbors,

As you know, our community’s seven historic golf courses—the very heart of our neighborhood’s design, common scheme, green spaces, and stormwater infrastructure since 1961—are under threat. ClubLink is currently planning projects to exploit a loophole on the RSC-6 zoned parcel, the North Lakes Course, claiming they have “entitled residential rights” to build high-density housing over the green space. They could also be considering any of the other 4 closed courses that are PU or part of the Planned Development Unit.

We are preparing and fighting and will diligently resist any attempt to develop or destroy our community; we intend to prevail.

Our SaveSCC team has been researching, outlining and building a powerful, two-pronged legal strategy to defeat their claims and protect all seven courses. To execute this formally and seek cost estimates for professional services to pursue these strategies, we are officially forming a Community Legal Workgroup. We need specialized resident expertise to help us flesh out our case in more detail before we engage attorneys, spend significant money and head to court or hearings.

I really do not want to share too much about our plans as we do not want to telegraph our strategy to ClubLink but this will be shared on a limited basis in the core group. 

Our Two-Pronged Legal Strategy

1.The Zoning & Infrastructure Battle (Public Compliance and Public Hearing in Quasi-judicial Proceeding)(Reactive based on when ClubLink files their application for permits):

We will weaponize all regulations that support the protection and preservation of the golf courses. ClubLink or their development partner cannot build houses with permits, and if doing so,  destroys our planned development, the neighborhood’s character, the neighborhood’s drainage and stormwater management system, violates the Greater Sun City Community Plan, and/or creates a catastrophic flood nuisance for existing homes.

2. The Court Battle (Proactive and preemptive based on assessment of success, costs, and readiness to undertake):

We are evaluating a court filing for a permanent injunction. We will seek to prove that the developers intentionally built these courses as a unified community centerpiece, induced us to buy here at a premium, and cannot legally strip this infrastructure away.

 Join the Workgroup: Specific Roles Needed

 We are looking for residents from both Sun City Center and Kings Point with professional backgrounds or strong skills in the following areas to join existing our core action team:

• •  Legal Researchers & Analysts:

Attorneys (active or retired), paralegals, zoning professionals, land use experts, or those with experience in property law, contracts, or municipal zoning. You will help review original 1960s deeds, master plan declarations, developer and community understandings, suits, agreements, and chain-of-title documents.

• •  Historians & Document Archivists:

Detail-oriented neighbors to hunt down, catalog, and digitize original marketing brochures, sales maps, newspaper ads, and developer blueprints spanning 1961 to 2005. This is critical to proving “buyer inducement.”

• •  Civil Engineers, Hydrologists, & Environmental Specialists:

Professionals who understand stormwater management, drainage blueprints, grading permits, and runoff systems. We need to prove the devastating physical impact that building on these courses will cause.

• •  Project Managers & Coordinators:

Highly organized individuals to keep our legal timelines on track, coordinate meetings, and manage communication between the workgroup, the HOA, and outside counsel.

How to Apply / Next Steps

If you have the skills, the professional background, or simply the time and dedication to fight for our neighborhood’s future, please step forward.  Our deadline to sign up is June 5, 2026. We need you!

• How to Sign Up: Please email your name, contact information, and your area of expertise/professional background to getinvolved@savescc.org (preferred) or call Ellie Anderson at 312-282-7337.

First Workgroup Inaugural Meeting:  Our 1^st meeting will be Tuesday, June 9^th at 9:30 am.

Legal Workgroup Inaugural Meeting

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

9:30 – 11:00am

Join with Google Meet

meet.google.com/kqu-qnfs-tbz

 Join by phone

‪(US) +1 631-517-3236 PIN: ‪334 430 793#

Please share this call-out with any neighbors who may have these skills but are not receiving our emails or aren’t active online.

United, we have the law, the infrastructure, and the truth on our side. Let’s protect our community.

 We can’t do this without you!

 As a side note, if we elect to seriously consider pursuing action in the courts, this will be an expensive undertaking, require raising significant money for legal expenses and could be a long, drawn out process. Our adversary has deep pockets and time on their side.  We will have to be prepared with money in the bank. Part of the team’s due diligence efforts will be to establish the estimates associated with the undertaking to determine if it is feasible or practical.  You will hear more about this later.

Sincerely,
Ellie Anderson

312-282-7337

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Channel 28 TV Segment on Protecting Golf Courses for Recreation in Sun City Center

🚨 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?

Ellie Note’s –  Meeting Wednesday 4/22/26

Hello,

Our SaveSCC Informational meeting is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at the Sun City Center Community Hall. Doors open at 4 pm. Meeting starts at 5 pm. Sorry for any confusion caused by the article in the Observer.

The Save SCC meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on April 22 in the Community Hall, 1910 S. Pebble Beach Blvd., in Sun City Center. Save SCC representatives will be present at 4 p.m. to address any specific concerns or pre-meeting questions, as well as provide Save SCC promotional materials for a donation.

In addition, Adam Gormly, Department Director for Hillsborough County’s Development Services, has committed to attend the meeting to answer questions from the audience.

Among key recent concerns are reports by residents near the North Lakes Golf Course that they have seen contractors conducting soil testing on the golf course, as well as others doing land surveying. The North Lakes course is one of five closed golf courses owned by ClubLink and targeted for possible rezoning and development.

The Press release was provided via email.

Commissioner Christine Miller’s Follow up from Town Hall Meeting in Sun City Center on March 30, 2026

I wanted to share the email and statement sent from Commissioner Miller to attendee who provided their information after her Town Hall Meeting here in Sun City Center.  There was an overflow crowd that required overflow into the adjacent room making things challenging from an audio perspective. She spoke briefly and then meet with those who had questions. She brought representatives from a number of County department who had table around the room to interact and answer constituent questions.

Please find her email and follow-up communication in the email you received if you are subscribed to the newsletter.

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Hope to see you on Wednesday at the Community Hall!

Best regards,

Ellie Anderson

President – SaveSCC

312-282-7337

Ellie’s Notes – March 13, 2026

Hello folks – I have important news and updates for you.

Fun Fest is tomorrow, Saturday, March 14, 2026  from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Please stop by. We’ll be on Cherry Hill Dr in front of the Arts and Craft building across from Bunka / Needlepoint and the Stained Glass studio. If you own a SaveSCC tee shirt, perhaps you’d want to wear it at Fun Fest.  Show your support and solidarity of our collective efforts to maintain and protect our existing golf courses for future generations for recreational use only and show some “green” for St Paddy’s Day. It would be great. Visibility and hype work.

Unfortunately, my spouse and I are out of commission and in quarantine due to COVID. We will definitely not be in attendance as planned. Unfortunately I have a number of serious health issues and comorbidities that make any respiratory infection particularly serious for me. I need to lay low for a while to recuperate and prepare for some important and exciting upcoming meetings.

Capable members of our SaveSCC volunteer team will be manning the booth under the direction of our Technology Work Group leader, Lorraine Mancuso. Kudos Lorraine!

If you are so inclined to pitch in and help out, we could use a few more folks to help Saturday. Call me at 312-282-7337 and I’ll put you on the schedule. Those of us who have done it in the past found it very rewarding and fun! I will miss it and you very much!  Stay Calm and Carry-on!

We’ll be providing our updated SaveSCC green post cards about SaveSCC and our upcoming Informational Meeting on April 22, 2026 at the SCC Community Hall so that you can easily share the details with your friends and neighbors.

You can donate and receive SaveSCC promotional materials and order fundraising SaveSCC promotional items like tee shirts, yard signs and window slicks.

Important Announcement

Attend the Town Hall meeting with Commissioner Christine Miller, our Hillsborough County District 4 Commissioner on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 3:00 pm in the Caper Room in the Atrium on the Central (North) Campus. Commissioner Miller has assured me on numerous occasions that she understands our fight to reserve our golf course and is a supporter. Commissioner Josah Wostal, an at large commissioner, also expressed his support.  when I met with him last month.

This town hall would be a great time to address any concerns you may have about County issues, services or actions. Potential topics you might have and want to address could include development on our golf courses, traffic, Sun City Center roads that need resurfacing or repair, water restrictions, too much building all around with too little infrastructure to support it, perhaps a County Senior Center in Sun City Center to address the needs of our communities aging seniors like the Center in Wimauma which is at capacity and not accessible via golf cart, etc.

If you own a SaveSCC tee shirt, perhaps you’d want to wear it in support of our efforts to maintain and protect our existing golf courses for future generations for recreational use only.  We want the Commissioner to know how important, concerned and committed we all are to this issue and ask for her support and guidance.

North Lakes Course update – I have received several more calls that certainly seem to point at imminent plans by ClubLink for the North Lakes Course. Several people verbally confirmed that they saw and spoke with surveyors verifying survey points in the ground against a survey map they were carrying. Some also reported what they believed to be soil testing activities. Investigations are continuing and if you have concrete data to share, please send me an email with photos and pertinent information. Some also definitely relayed that Toro staff told them the course was sold to a developer. These all point to due diligence and preparation for development by someone. Again we have no confirmation from ClubLink but these signs are quite tell-tale.

Others confirmed that Teco was replacing dilapidated old wooden poles with new wooden poles. They were out there working today.

You are our eyes and ears! It takes the whole village!

Most importantly, Save Sun City Center  has scheduled a “vitally important” informational meeting for residents of the community that will include several topics, including the submission by ClubLink with Hillsborough County potentially to move forward with its plans to develop housing on three golf courses it owns within Sun City Center, legislative and zoning concerns and other topics.  Adam Gormly, Director of Development Services, Hillsborough County will be our special guest.  This is an opportunity not to be missed.

Again I hope you will wear your SaveSCC shirt in solidarity and support for our community efforts to protect our golf courses for recreation use, not development!

The SaveSCC meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on April 22, 2026 in the Sun City Center Community Hall, 1910 S Pebble Beach Blvd, in Sun City Center. SaveSCC representatives will be present at 4 p.m. to address any specific concerns or pre-meeting questions and/or to accept donations and provide SaveSCC promotional items including tee shirts, lawn signs, window slicks and more.