SaddleBrooke Two · For The Record · September 2026
SaddleBrooke Two HOA news, September 2026: election, cash, F&B panel
Blaine Bond’s digest of HOA Two’s September 2026 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 September 2026
- Three board seats open this year (two three-year terms and one two-year term), with the Call for Candidates going out Sept 21.
- Cash on hand reached $17.7 million at July 31, including $5.9 million in the replacement reserve and $4.4 million saved for the 2031 Preserve golf course project.
- Golf is $330,000 ahead of budget for the year and dining is losing less than planned ($74,733 through July).
- The Board is forming a standing Food & Beverage committee so residents have a permanent say in dining, after the task force heard from roughly 500 people.
- New ALC checklists spell out wall and fence limits (about 60 inches max, wrought iron or aluminum only), with stricter unpainted-block rules in The Preserve.
- Desert Days moves to the MountainView lawn Oct 24 with a 5K, festival and a first-ever car show.
What it means for buyers
SaddleBrooke Two is heading into its November budget vote with growing reserves and operations ahead of plan, which lowers the odds of a special assessment. If you are eyeing a Preserve home, know that its wall, fence and color rules are tighter than the rest of HOA 2, and factor the Preserve chef vacancy into any expectations about the restaurant.
Every decision in this issue
The details, item by item
| Board election | Three directors finish terms at year end: two three-year openings (Jan 2027–Dec 2029) and one two-year opening (Jan 2027–Dec 2028). Call for Candidates Sept 21. “Approximately 3,260 homes.” Directory now lists six: Jeannine Grippo Pres, Chuck Kill VP, Sherri Grupe Sec, Eugene Noble Treas, Maureen Spence, Bill Messick — Joe Stejskal no longer listed. |
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| F&B committee | After the task force (focus groups near 200, surveys of over 300 more, per Messick), the Board is creating a standing F&B committee as “the voice of the residents”; charter to the August BOD meeting; Messick liaison; senior dining managers attend. Operations has already changed staff, menus and hours. |
| Open workstreams | RUA, Trails, Firewise, garbage, water and the budget named as active items. |
| Golf | Strong monsoon helped both courses. Folds of Honor Aug 29 raised more than $33,000; nine-year total more than $320,000. 2027: couples events return, 9 & Wine/Dine, more clinics. |
| Wall and fence rules (ALC) | ALC permit before work; match developer style; height from highest finished grade; shared walls need written neighbor approval. Non-Preserve: golf-course walls raised only with wrought iron/aluminum; max 7 block courses (≈60″); pony wall 48″; knee wall 28″; retaining walls under 4 ft (over needs a County permit); fences wrought iron or aluminum, max 60″. Preserve: unpainted brown developer block, no stucco, no paint unless approved; fences wrought iron only, painted black (Iron Ore). |
| Patrol / PCSO calls, July 2026 | Fraud and identity-theft guidance. 52 calls: house watch 8, domestic 1, information 1, spec detail 1, VR notify 1 (rest in chart, text layer unclear). |
| Fitness | Classes $8, SGT $10; free gym orientation Tuesdays 9:00am and Wednesdays 1:00pm, DV Fitness 520-818-1300. |
| Dining hours | Par5 lunch at the Preserve Bar Tuesdays 11am–3pm. MVBG as printed: 8am–2pm (Fridays–Tuesdays), 3–8pm (Mondays–Fridays). |
| Financials, July 2026 YTD | HOA revenues (dues + CIF) $4,857,541 (+$3,629 vs projection); HOA net income $1,215,266 (proj $1,027,148); golf net income +$95,514 (proj −$234,696; PY −$25,468); F&B −$74,733 (proj −$84,449); net income before depreciation $1,146,620 (proj $568,003); total net income after depreciation −$665,237 (proj −$933,497). Interest income $44,491 vs $73,500 projected. |
| Balance sheet 7/31/26 | Total cash $17,712,937: Operating $5.67M, Replacement Reserve $5.94M, Preserve Golf Fund 2031 $4.44M, CIF $1.66M. Total assets $48,360,128 (L+E line prints $48,650,128 — text layer unclear); members’ equity $42.1M; deferred revenue $4.91M. Reserve + CIF ending $11,481,167 (from $9,105,810 on 1/1/26); YTD dues to reserve $3,566,139, to CIF $231,140; $500,000 annual transfer per 10-yr cash-flow plan; capex ops & amenities $1.64M, golf $406K, F&B $96K, roads $24K. |
| Staff | Exec. Chef of The Preserve listed TBD (Moses Balbostro off the directory; Oct names Erik Savin). |
Source: SaddleBrooke HOA Two, For The Record, September 2026: read the issue. Summaries are Blaine’s; the recorded CC&Rs, HOA Two’s current Rules and a home’s resale disclosure govern.
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