Great Northwest Community Improvement Association, Inc.

🎃👻 GNW Halloween House Contest is Back! 👻🎃

Think you're home has the spookiest setup in the neighborhood? It's time to show off your Halloween spirit!

🏡Register your home by OCTOBER 12th for a chance to win 1st place in your area and earn bragging rights, a yard sign, and a prize sponsored by Raising Cane's #122 in Leon Valley! 🏡

🗳Community Voting: October 13th-October 22nd
🏆Winners Announced: October 26th
📳Winners will be contacted October 23rd-October 25th.

🎃Displays and inflatables must be ON from 5:00PM-10:00PM during judging.🎃

This fun and friendly competition is judged by YOU, the community! Whether you decorate with spooky scenes, glowing pumpkins, or larger than life inflatables, we want to see your creativity!

✅Open to all GNW residents
✅Online registration required
✅Only home registered online will be included in judging

Register your home here https://www.greatnorthwest.org/halloween-house-contest 🎃👻

Get decorating, register your home, and let the Halloween fun begin! 🎃🕸🦇

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TL;DR: The Board reviewed an updated 2027 budget that reduced the original $85K deficit to about $47K and agreed to include staff wage adjustments and a new Landscape Technician position. To balance the proposed budget, the Board is considering a $15 assessment increase to $341 for 2027, along with investment income and a lower delinquency factor. Final budget approval is scheduled for September 17 at 6:30 p.m., and residents will have an opportunity to speak during Member Voice.
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Hello Great Northwest residents, Jacob here, your Community Manager, with a recap of yesterday’s Board meeting. I want to start by thanking the eight residents who attended the meeting. We appreciate you taking the time to come out, stay informed, and be involved in our community.

The main focus of Thursday’s meeting was the proposed 2027 Operating Budget. I presented an updated budget proposal that reduced our projected deficit from $85,108 to $46,544. We were able to make significant progress by changing PEO providers and associated payroll, HR, and employee health insurance costs; reviewing 2025 year-end actuals to better project expenses; and identifying areas where expenses were essentially being budgeted twice.

With that progress made, I also asked the Board to consider staff wage adjustments and the addition of a new Landscape Technician position beginning in 2027. The additional position is being requested due to the increased workload within the Maintenance Department, particularly with landscaping and larger community projects.

After extensive discussion in both open and closed session, including an individual review of staff wages, the Board agreed to include both items in the proposed budget for a combined additional $77,398.

To balance the proposed budget with these additions, the Board discussed and agreed to lower the Association’s Delinquency Factor to 8%, anticipate approximately $41,836 in income from the Association’s new investment account, and propose a $15 assessment increase. This would bring the 2027 annual assessment to $341.

It is important to emphasize that this is still the final proposed budget and has not yet been adopted. The Board is scheduled to make its final decision on the 2027 Operating Budget at the September 17 meeting.

The next Board of Directors meeting is Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will include Member Voice, where residents who wish to address the Board may sign up and have up to three minutes to speak. If you have thoughts or questions about the proposed 2027 budget or other community matters, I encourage you to attend and participate.

We hope to see you there.

Jacob Peña
Community Manager

🎃👻 Get Ready for a Spooktacular Night! 👻🎃

Join us on October 23rd for our 7th Annual Halloween Trunk-or-Treat at the Silver Creek Soccer Fields (📍9014 Timber Path) from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM!

🍬🎃 Bring the whole family and enjoy an evening filled with Halloween fun, candy, costumes, and community spirit! Ghouls and goblins of all ages are welcome!

🚗 Want to Volunteer? Decorate your trunk and hand out treats to our little trick-or-treaters! Best of all, you do NOT need to be a GNW member to volunteer.

🌮🍔 Food Vendors Onsite Grab a delicious bite from our food vendors throughout the event!

❤️ A huge THANK YOU to our amazing sponsors, volunteers, vendors, and everyone who donates candy and supplies to our office at 8809 Timberwilde. Your generosity helps create a magical Halloween experience for the children and families of the Great Northwest!

Register your trunk to hand out candy here https://www.greatnorthwest.org/trunk-or-treat 🧡👻

🎉 Want to Be Part of the Magic? We're looking for: ✅ Sponsors ✅ Volunteers ✅ Candy & Supply Donations

Every contribution, big or small, helps make this event memorable for our community. If you'd like to get involved, reach out to us today!

👻🕸️ We can't wait to celebrate Halloween with you! 🕸️👻

⚠️ Reminder: A 2026 GNW Membership ID is REQUIRED to attend this event.

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We kicked off our Fall 2026 soccer season games this past weekend! ⚽🏃

Thank you to all of our players, coaches, parents, friends, and family for coming out to have an amazing first weekend of games. Can't wait to see you all again this Saturday! 📣⚽💚

Reminder that Kona Ice will be set up from 11AM-2:30PM, each purchase helps support the GNW youth soccer league! Be sure to come on out and show your support, we hope to see you there! 🍧

GNW mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 6th for the city's annual Neighbor's Together event! 📣

Neighbors Together is a community outreach initiative intended to bring neighborhoods together, while also fostering a police-community relationship.
Getting to form strong bonds with our fellow neighbors helps ensure our neighborhood is working together as a team. This is one of our many annual events to ensure that bond is not only made, but strengthened. 🚓🏡👮

This community event is hosted by multiple GNW Board Members along with various other GNW community members who register. This event is the perfect opportunity to grow the community, meet, greet, and have a bite to eat! 🏡

Interested in hosting? Register your home and read more about the event here https://www.greatnorthwest.org/neighbors-together

**Be sure to register with the City ASAP for assistance with your Neighbors Together Event, links provided in our registration form** 📣

NOTE: Events must also be registered by September 28th to be included on the GNW map! 🗺

Be sure to keep an eye out on our social medias for more updates as the date approaches! 👀

Attention GNW,
Silver Creek Pool will close at 6:00PM Today, 9/1 due to staffing.

Thank you for understanding!

Calling all fitness enthusiasts! 💪

Jane has added an additional class time for 4:30PM ⏰

Our amazing Camp Gladiator trainer Jane offers classes Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays at 4:30PM & 5:45PM. ☀

Camp Gladiator is open to all fitness levels & held at our Silver Creek Park (8809 Timberwilde). 🌳

Be sure to join us for a class!

Interested? Reach out to Jane at https://app.campgladiator.com/trainer/janemontez

🚗🏎Save the Date: 16th Annual Car Show! 🏎🚗

Join us on Saturday, October 3rd from 9am-1pm at the GNW soccer fields (9014 Timber Path) for one of our community's favorite annual traditions! 🏁

At this event, you'll be able to see trucks, motorcycles, and classic cars from all eras. This family-friendly event is an annual neighborhood tradition with food, raffle items, and car enthusiasts from across the city. 🥤🎶

Best of all, all proceeds will benefit our 2027 Scholarship Fund, which supports three scholarships for high school seniors who reside within the Great Northwest!📚🎓

We hope to see you there for a day of community, cars, and a great cause! 🚘🎉

Register to be in our 16th Annual Car Show here https://www.greatnorthwest.org/car-show