SEPTEMBER 2013
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ONLINE:
SCTXCA.ORG
Let’s Communicate!
Jim Romine, Executive Director
L
ike other homeowner associations,
Sun City Texas has a steady flow of
residents moving into our commu-
nity and residents moving out. With this
issue, I wanted to do something fun and
provide everyone with various fun facts
about our community. Hope you learn
something about SCT that you may not
have known and enjoy reading these sub-
missions from your staff.
Happy autumn,
Jim
PROPERTY FACTS:
• We have a bat cave on our property
• We have over 30 caves on our property,
each with a specific name
• Sun City is built on a portion of the 4T
Ranch, which was a cattle operation
involved in gene splitting
• A cornerstone of the 4T Ranch house is
still located on a residential lot in N26
• More than 11,000 books are stocked in
our wonderful library, maintained by
a great group of volunteers!
• There are over 34,830 linear feet of
nature trails throughout Sun City
• 108 acres of campus have been cleared
for Firewise
ADMIN/COMMUNICATIONSFACTS:
• Annual Operating Budget (2013) $15
million
• Number of current units/rooftops:
6,491 as of 6/30/13 (Buildout is 7,500
and transition from the Developer is at
95 percent of buildout, or 7,125 homes).
• $1 million―the Communications de-
partment’s annual advertising revenue.
• 44,000 visits to
month-
ly (on average)
• 625 New Neighbor Welcome Kits or-
dered, supplied and stuffed annually.
• 69.7 percent of those who “like us” on
Facebook are female
• 25―The number of countries that have
visited our website!
RESIDENT FACTS:
(based on the 2012
Survey with 2,096 respondents)
• 81 percent have two people living in
the house
• 69 percent have been here for four
years or longer
• 21 percent have been here for 10 years
or more
• 8.2 percent leave for three or more
months per year
• 87 percent don’t work
OTHER RESIDENT FACTS:
• Average age of homeowner: 71 years
• Approximate number of residents:
12,300
• Most common last name of homeowner:
Smith (second most common is Jones)
GOLF FACTS:
• Annual rounds played in 2012: 150,000
• Head Professional Lee Ray Matthews
played Junior Golf with future PGA
Tour stars Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Lietz-
ke and John Mahaffey.
• Legacy Hills Professional Erik Beyer is
left-handed, but plays golf right-handed.
• We give away over 400,000 golf tees in
one year and over 135,000 scorecards
FITNESS FACTS:
• This year, the Fitness Centers will offer
6,663 group exercise classes―almost
one class for each rooftop in Sun City!
• Our personal training teamhas offered
3,932 sessions so far this year.
• Number of visits to the Fitness Centers:
339,299 total projected for 2013 (24,712
per month). That’s one for each resident
of Corpus Christi, Texas.
CA NEWS
Sun City Texas Fun Facts
Come to the
Firewise Town Hall!
Wednesday, October 9,
9:30 a.m., SCB
Submitted by Dan Dodson, Firewise
Education Coordinator
National Fire Prevention Week is
October 6-13. The Sun City Texas
Firewise Group will host its annual
Firewise Town Hall on Wednesday,
October 9 at 9:30 a.m. in the Social
Center Ballroom. Presenters will
include members of the Firewise
Group, the Texas A&M Forest Ser-
vice, and the Georgetown Fire De-
partment.
The town hall will highlight Fire-
wise activities of the past year, as
required to maintain our Firewise
Communities USA certification.
We will also review actions to take
around your home to minimize the
risk of a fire. The Texas A&M For-
est Service will supply updates on
changes in the Firewise program.
The Georgetown Fire Department
will provide information about fires
in the home, including kitchen fires.
Firefighters will also have fire appa-
ratus on display in the Social Center
parking lot, as availability permits.
Mark your calendars to attend this
very important annual event! Re-
freshments will be served.
October 4 and 5 bring
Nonprofit/Volunteer
Fair and Garage Sale
Fall in Sun City Texas brings a
myriad of events for you to enjoy.
On October 4, learn how you can
give back to the community at the
Nonprofit/Volunteer Fair. The follow-
ing day, attend the biannual Garage
Sale, where you can give away or sell
your extra “stuff” (or even get some-
thing that’s new to you!). Mark your
calendars for these popular events!
Learn more online at
org or turn to page 16.
