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Saddlebrooke details invasive‑plant eradication plan and facility work; Mountain View pool deck to close Sept. 9
Summary
CAM committee and facilities staff said Saddlebrooke is actively addressing invasive species across common areas, submitted a $200,000 grant application covering 36.4 acres, and outlined projects including a Mountain View pool‑deck resurfacing (Sept. 9–Oct. 31) and AC replacements. Their plan emphasizes staged removal, native revegetation and coordination with forestry and insurance reviewers.
The Saddlebrooke Common Area Maintenance (CAM) committee and facilities staff presented a multi‑step plan for controlling invasive species, repairing erosion and completing several facility projects at the board meeting on Aug. 28.
Eileene DEA, CAM committee chair, described six maintenance levels used across the community and explained that level‑4 (the eight‑foot strip behind homes) and level‑5 areas require significant seasonal attention. She said the committee has identified nine non‑native invasive species and singled out Desert Broom, fountain grass and tumbleweed among those degrading native desert habitat and increasing fire risk.
"We're trying to eliminate vegetation impacting along the walls," Michael Park, Director of Common Grounds, said as he outlined the operational sequence: cut and bag non‑native invasives, trim diseased or infested cacti, apply pre‑ and post‑emergents on a staged timeline, and reseed with native wildflowers and later replant cacti and trees to restore wildlife habitat.
The CAM committee has submitted a $200,000 invasive‑plant grant application covering 36.4 acres; the application was submitted in July and reviewers will assess proposals this month, the presenters said. They also reported working with a forestry inspector and a local insurance reviewer who confirmed that the CAM work supports fire prevention and recommended local insurers for more accurate risk assessment.
Facilities updates from Bill mcin include a Mountain View pool deck project scheduled to start Sept. 9 and run through Oct. 31, with a target reopening Nov. 1; pool‑solar heating installation is underway and some locker‑room plumbing repairs were completed in‑house at about $3,500 less than a contractor estimate. Bill also reviewed sidewalk marking and planned slab repairs, ongoing AC replacements and improvements to tennis/cornhole courts.
The presenters asked residents to use the facilities work‑order process distributed on the project board and via the Monday message to expedite service requests and reduce delays.
The CAM committee said it will continue to update level maps and the CAM policy and will report progress to the board; if the invasive‑plant grant is awarded the committee intends to begin staged eradication and revegetation in the identified zones.
