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Residents seek clarity on reserves and irrigation responsibility
Summary
Public commenters asked whether operating or capital reserves paid for recent projects and whether the Master Association or the district is responsible for irrigation replacement; staff said the assessment focuses on costs and that ownership will be clarified.
During public comment, Rilla Reinsma asked whether the district had an operating reserve and whether the recent pickleball funding came from capital reserves. She asked, "Do we have any money in an operating reserve account? And if so, how much is that?" Staff clarified that the pickleball project used capital project funds (a transfer from the general fund to the capital reserve fund) rather than operating reserves.
Rilla and other residents also questioned whether the irrigation system was MA-owned (and thus MA's responsibility for replacement) or MD-owned. Staff stressed the current conversation concerns assessment costs; ownership and replacement responsibilities will be clarified as staff and the MA determine cost shares.
