Members press board on GM petition, fees, golf upkeep and Mountain View during packed Sun City meeting

More than 1,700 people attended the annual membership meeting of the Recreation Centers of Sun City, Incorporated (RCSC), and dozens used a three-minute speaker slot in the public-comment period to press the board on several recurring themes: a petition aimed at the general manager, rising recreation fees, golf-course maintenance and overseed timing, Mountain View facility planning and theater seating, visitor/guest rules, and concerns about financial transparency.

Petition to remove general manager: Jean Totten, who identified herself as a member and submitted the packet, said she brought “signed petitions from over 1,200 members” requesting removal of the general manager. Totten told the board the petitioners hoped to prompt action beyond election results; she framed the packet as members speaking through signatures rather than votes.

Fees and finances: Multiple speakers questioned recent and proposed increases in RCSC recreation fees. One member noted annual fee increases in recent years, said the community’s…