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FOUR SEASONS BREEZE | DECEMBER 2025 27 Finance Committee As you enjoy this issue of the Breeze, the Finance Committee will be finished preparing the budget for 2026. I want to thank all those on the committee that work so hard to bring you the best result possible. It is an intensive process that requires many hours to review all our expenditures and contracts. Please know that every item is reviewed in depth and we are as concerned as all of you about our community. The financial statements for September 2025 were reviewed and recommended for Board approval. In addition, the committee reviewed expenditure proposals for various recommended projects in the community. We also reviewed investment recommendations to move maturing investments to higher-yield, FDIC-insured instruments. Highlights of the September financial statements are: Total Cash is $10,945,926 including operating cash funds of $2,187,376 (checking and CDs) and reserve account funds of $8,754,725 and reconstruction funds of $3,825. Our total year-to- date current income is $(56,258). Homeowners are welcome to join us at our regular monthly meetings held on the last Tuesday of each month. Our next meeting will be canceled because of the holiday. If the committee needs to meet for something that needs our attention, the meeting will be published to the community. The Finance Committee reviews and discusses many issues that you may have questions about. Residents are welcome to attend one of our meetings to become more familiar with our finances. At the beginning of each meeting, we allow three minutes per homeowner not to exceed 30 minutes in total for comments. Our meetings are held in the RCN Conference Room. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Jolene Cooley joleneaudit@gmail.com. ~ Jolene Cooley Landscape Committee Back in 2022 and 2023, I presented plants that bring cheer to this holiday season. Here are four more. Poinsettia: The Poinsettia encapsulates the holiday spirit for many people, brightening homes and public spaces with its vibrant, festive colors. Its adaptability to life indoors has made it a staple of the holiday season far beyond its tropical origins, and its striking appearance guarantees its continuing popularity. Poinsettia ranks as a top choice among tropical f lowers for enthusiasts and gardeners. Winterberry: Adding color to the winter landscape, Ilex verticillata (Winterberry) is a slow- growing, multi-stemmed, deciduous shrub of upright-rounded habit. It produces an abundance of small, inconspicuous, greenish-white f lowers in late spring or early summer. They are followed by a profusion of magnificent cherry-red berries from fall through winter. Extremely attractive, they enliven the winter landscape and often persist into late winter unless eaten by birds. Winter Daphne: Daphne odora's unmatched fragrance and early bloom time make it a cherished addition to the garden, offering beauty and scent when most needed. Daphne odora, commonly known as winter daphne, is a beloved evergreen shrub known for its fragrant, pale pink to white f lowers and glossy, dark green leaves. It's a plant that adds interest and fragrance to gardens during the late winter and early spring months when few other plants are in bloom. Balearica Clematis: Vigorous, award-winning Gaultheria procumbens (Wintergreen) is a low- growing, spreading, evergreen shrub boasting prostrate stems bearing clusters of lustrous, rounded, leathery leaves that turn reddish in winter. Bruised or crushed leaves exude a wintergreen fragrance. In summer, small, nodding, bell-shaped white or pinkish f lowers appear in the leaf axils. They are followed by edible scarlet berries that persist through winter and are excellent winter food for wildlife. The plant will spread indefinitely over time to form an attractive ground cover. Perfect for shady areas. ~ Kirk Freyermuth, kafreyer@frontier.com