Driving into SaddleBrooke from the south, along Lago Del Oro Parkway, you might notice a small pocket of houses that don't seem to match the appearance of the rest of the master-planned retirement community around it.
That's because it's not part of SaddleBrooke.
Bounded on three sides by one of the largest subdivisions in Southern Arizona, Loma Serena is a tiny enclave of custom homes — some of which were built before SaddleBrooke developer Robson Communities broke ground in 1986 — that operates under its own homeowners association and is completely independent of its neighbors.
"We have no association with SaddleBrooke," said Don Jen-sen, treasurer of the Loma Serena Neighborhood Association.
Although SaddleBrooke has a reciprocal agreement between its two homeowners associations to share facilities, such as golf courses and community centers, SaddleBrooke HOA No. 1 General Manager John Price said the Loma Serena residents do not have the same entitlement because they are deeded under the guidelines of a different homeowners association.
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"We don't golf or use their stuff," said Loma Serena resident Bob Hill, 72, who has lived there for four years.
Hill's driveway spills onto East Acacia Hills Lane — the roadway Lago Del Oro Parkway turns into — just south of a gate that SaddleBrooke closes nightly at 9 p.m. as a means of deterring through traffic.
A second gate blocks access to the southern half of SaddleBrooke via East Mountain View Drive.
— Brian J. Pedersen
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