By LOIS KINDLE
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Save SCC organizers recently discovered Canada-based ClubLink has officially filed for an Environmental Resource Permit (ERP) — with the Southwest Florida Water Management District to explore the feasibility of redeveloping its 180-acre North Lakes Golf Course property.
The filing with SWFWMD is “the first regulatory step toward determining where on the 180 acres homes can be built and the extent of the land they can build on,” said Ellie Anderson, Save SCC president. “This is proof positive they’re getting more serious and confirms they’re doing due diligence. They’ve selected a partner and are evaluating the property for development.”
Save SCC filed a letter of objection July 8.
The community is invited to Save SCC’s next Second Saturday meeting on Aug. 8 at Community Hall, 1910 Pebble Beach Blvd. S., Sun City Center. Open to the public, the free gathering will take place from 10 a.m. to noon. Due to the recent filing, this special meeting will feature a format change from open house to town hall, Anderson said.
“It’s being moved to Community Hall this month to discuss ClubLink's partnership with Miami-based 13th Floor Homes and their recent joint filing for a wetlands determination on the North Lakes Golf Course,” Rick Johnson, Save SCC vice-president said.
“It will include a brief presentation at 10 a.m. on the current status of the course, what we need the community to do and actions Save SCC may take, followed by a Q & A session.
The meeting will include a scanning station for documents tied to how residents’ homes were marketed when they bought them — including brochures highlighting SCC’s golf courses, its active senior lifestyle or the premium pricing charged for golf course lots. Residents are also asked to bring photos of flooding or protected species seen on the course.
There will also be stations providing volunteer information and the sale of Save SCC T shirts, yard signs and related materials.
ClubLink — owner of five golf course properties it previously closed in Sun City Center and two that remain open — is already entitled to build on the North Lakes
Course property. Its RSC 6 zoning permits as many as six single family homes per acre, each on a lot no smaller than 7,000 square feet.
Remaining Second Tuesday meetings for 2026 will be held in the Armstrong Room, 953 North Course Lane, Sun City Center, on Sept. 12, Oct. 10, Nov. 14 and Dec. 12.
For more information, including volunteer needs, fundraising efforts or donation options, come to the Aug. 8 meeting, visit the grassroots organization’s website, www.savescc.org/; email getinvolved@savescc.org/; or call Anderson at 312-282-7337.
About Save SCC
Save SCC is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit group working to educate, inform and engage Sun City Center residents in protecting Sun City Center’s infrastructure, preserving its green spaces and opposing residential development on local golf courses.