Board hears FY25/26 capital improvement overview; Echo Mesa irrigation cited as major expense

Operations staff presented the association’s Fiscal Year 2025–26 capital improvement and repair & replacement overview on Jan. 23, reporting no changes to the proposed budget and reiterating the capital priorities for the coming years.

Key points: the proposed budget contained new capital of $190,000 and repair and replacement totals of approximately $2,068,512 for recreation divisions and $2,714,776 for golf and landscaping, with allowances of $520,000, for a combined total of $5,493,288. Staff noted a large irrigation project at Echo Mesa is a major driver of the elevated capital figure and that irrigation work will be staged over the next decade (Stardust and Pebblebrook identified in multi‑year sequencing).

Staff told directors that items over $100,000 will follow the association’s project planning process and that committees and the governing board will review recommendations in February and March with any adjustments returned through the regular approval cycle.

Ending: Directors had no immediate questions; staff will bring project cost details and any committee recommendations forward during the February/March review cycle.