November 21, 2025
With a unanimous decision, the 2026 Operating Budget was voted in at last evening’s Board of Directors meeting. In addition, our treasurer Julie Christiansen, unveiled 5 new/updated Operating Policies that directly correlate to the upcoming year’s budget. Please click below to review the budget and fee schedules. Copies are available by request at the Association Office. (temporarily at the Aspen Hills Pro Shop)
2026 Annual Operational Budget
2026 Assessments will be mailed out by January 9, 2026 and are due on February 28, 2026.
Welcome Ranchers to the beginning stages of the 2026 Annual Operating Budget! The following DRAFT documents have been reviewed and discussed by Golf & Greens along with the Legal & Finance Committee. Once both committees provided their input and subsequent stamp of approval, the Board of Directors convened in a 4-hour session to further extrapolate each line item to provide our membership with the first DRAFTS below. As in previous years, the Association will publish each updated draft with corresponding explanations.
Should questions arise, we welcome an open dialogue with all members to promote a greater understanding of our operations. Our General Manager, Keri Sweet (manager@svrawy.com) and Treasurer, Julie Christiansen (jchristiansen@svrawy.com), are available to assist each member of our community. As a proponent of open conversation, the ladies remains steadfast in providing all members further clarity on the collaborative efforts that comprised the creation of the budget along with the whys behind the figures.
11/3/2025 – Update
The following Draft, dated 10-31-2025, is the most current version of the 2026 Annual Operating Budget. Key areas that have been revised are as follows:
- Golf Cart Rental Income will now be combined and not itemized per golf course. With the Cedar Creek Pro Shop working as the hub for both courses, only one point of sale software license is required. As such, the singular system will delineate green fee income by course, however cart usage/income will remain combined.
- Additional expense included for annual septic tank maintenance.
- The Association recently purchased two (2) used Toro mowers utilizing funds from the the golf course savings account. These mowers will now have annual maintenance expenses associated.
- Initial employee health insurance premiums for 2026 have been determined.
In addition, the Board of Directors has taken under advisement a member’s recommendation that the Association recognize domiciled minors as ‘Members’ where recreational use/fees pertain. As part of the initial proposal, the annual Lineal Membership Card/Sticker fee of $30.00 for domiciled minors will be waived. This transition would prompt amendments to the recreational fee schedule and operating policies where lineal family members are concerned. The same would be part of the annual operating budgetary vote.
10-31-2025 2026 Annual Operational Budget
10/20/2025 – Update
Due to the unfortunate flooding of the Cedar Creek Center’s lower level this past September and the Administrative Office now occupying the Aspen Hills Pro Shop, the Board of Directors were faced with a quandary in terms of the 2026 Annual Operating Budget. With an unforeseen construction timeline, and the Association’s need to prepare realistic forecasting, a difficult decision of continuing the Aspen Hills’ course management from the Cedar Creek Pro Shop was made. The following Drafts reflect these adjustments and primarily affect the Pro Shop Department’s expenses.
10-17-2025 2026 Annual Operational Budget
10/3/2025 – First Draft
In keeping with 2025’s offering, all ‘members’ will receive Free Swim, Free Gym, Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (with the exception of holidays or office closures), Free Tennis/Pickleball, along with Free Green Fees at Aspen Hills Golf Course Monday through Thursday! Lineal family members can unlock the same seasonal recreational benefits for only $30.00.
10-2-2025 1st Draft – 2026 Annual Operational Budget
10-2-2025 Member Fee Schedule DRAFT