SaddleBrooke Two · For The Record · December 2025
SaddleBrooke Two HOA news, December 2025: water rates, 2025 upgrades
Blaine Bond’s digest of HOA Two’s December 2025 newsletter: what the board and staff decided, in plain words, with the source linked at the end. Not the association’s own text.
The short version
What changed in December 2025
- A December 2 Water Town Hall at DVPAC covered proposed water rate increases of 28 to 36 percent affecting SaddleBrooke, The Preserve and Quail Creek, with the Arizona Residential Utility Consumer Office presenting.
- The COO’s year in review lists a MountainView Clubhouse refresh finishing in January 2026, a resurfaced and solar-heated MountainView pool, a resurfaced Preserve pool and spa, and about 20 percent of streets sealed.
- Through October the HOA earned $4,865,642 before amenities, the golf loss was $576,612 (under budget), and total cash was $12,252,139.
- Golf sold 360 unlimited passes, nearly $70,000 over budget, and MountainView logged more than 4,300 rounds in October.
- Patrol’s speed signs count about 2.3 million vehicle passes a month; speeding fines on the private roads are $100 or $200.
- Pinal County permits for pools, casitas, solar and window changes must be obtained before the ALC permit.
What it means for buyers
The big unknown for 2026 household budgets is water: a 28-36 percent rate request is before regulators, so ask for a seller’s recent water bills. On the HOA side, 2025 was a heavy reinvestment year funded from reserves, dues rise only $70 in 2026, and golf is closing its deficit, all good signs for long-term value.
Every decision in this issue
The details, item by item
| Water rate case | Water Town Hall December 2, 2025, 1:00PM, DVPAC, open to all residents; speakers from the AZ Residential Utility Consumer Office and “JW Water representatives”; topics: 28-36 % proposed rate increases, impacts on SaddleBrooke, The Preserve and Quail Creek, consumer protections and utility regulation. |
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| Roads | MountainView Complex parking lot replaced, Clubhouse Drive repaved, about 20 % of streets sealed in 2025. |
| Goats | 100+ goats graze common areas as lower-cost maintenance. |
| Golf performance | 360 unlimited passholders, nearly $70,000 over budget; Canyon Cards almost double budget; 4,300+ October rounds at MountainView. 2026 booking: passholders 14 days ahead, full-rate and Canyon Card 10 days. 2025 credit book expires December 31, 2025. |
| Financials, Oct 2025 YTD | HOA revenues (dues + CIF) $10,189,175 (+$43,175 vs budget); HOA net income $4,865,642; golf net loss −$576,612 (budget −$590,152); F&B −$286,127; roads $269,889; net income before depreciation $3,733,014; total net income after depreciation $1,928,335 (budget $1,208,567). |
| Balance sheet 10/31/25 | Total cash $12,252,139: Operating $3.13M, Replacement Reserve $4.30M, Preserve Golf Fund 2031 $3,349,875, CIF $1,465,648. Total assets $43.6M; members’ equity $39.9M. Reserve + CIF balance $9,118,795 (from $8,618,763 on 1/1/25); YTD dues to reserve $3,458,160, to CIF $544,400; capital spend: ops & amenities $1.55M, golf $623K, roads $1.46M. |
| Patrol speeding data | 10 TrafficLogix signs (2 more in the 2026 budget): ~2.3 million vehicle passes a month, ~12,000 over the tolerated speed (~5 %); 55 citations YTD; fines $100 (up to 15 mph over) / $200 (16+); worst: Clubhouse Dr north of the Edwin Rd gates (10 %), MountainView Blvd; 66 mph logged on Desert Bluff Dr (25 zone). |
| PCSO calls, Oct 2025 | 60 total: information 15, citizen assist 2, the rest 1 each. |
| ALC: Pinal County permits | County permit (when required) comes first, then the ALC permit: pools, casitas/room additions/golf-cart garages, solar, new or enlarged windows, exterior electrical or gas; screened patios case by case. Pinal County 520.509.3555; askhoa2alc@sbhoa2.org. |
| Firewise | Defensible zones: 0-5 ft non-combustible, 5-30 ft thinned plantings. |
| Board / staff | 2025 board still listed (Grippo, Kill, Nickum, Grupe, Cryderman, Kambic, Santora). COO Darren Shaw at 1 year. Chef Eliana Hernandez, The Preserve, 520-825-3028; MVBG mgr Nessa Lopez 520-825-5217; MVBG hours 8AM-2PM and 3-8PM. |
| Cornhole Club | 500+ members after one year; courts behind DesertView Theater. |
Source: SaddleBrooke HOA Two, For The Record, December 2025: read the issue. Summaries are Blaine’s; the recorded CC&Rs, HOA Two’s current Rules and a home’s resale disclosure govern.
Buying in SaddleBrooke Two?Blaine reads every issue and attends the meetings. Ask which of these items touch the home you are looking at.