Posts by Bruce Bon
REBUTTAL: Do Membership Votes on Big Decisions Make Sense?
The fundamental concept is simple: Any change in OVA property that is large enough to be considered a significant change in the nature of Oakmont, should be subject to the explicit consent of those who will fund it and who must live with the results. In the January 15 issue of the Oakmont News, in…
Read More12/8 Oakmont Forum’s Inaugural Meeting: Focus on OVA Bylaws
Saturday, December 8, 10:30 to Noon – OVA Offices, Suite B – Park in the OVA/bank parking lot On November 6, the OVA Board of Directors held an important workshop to begin to answer the questions: What should Oakmont Be? Who should decide? Jan Young, chairman of the Long Range Planning Committee, voiced the desire…
Read MoreValues for Oakmont Governance
The most fundamental value on which all governance should be based is popular sovereignty, the notion that all authority for government comes from the governed and only from the governed. With respect to the Oakmont Village Association (OVA), the “governed” means all voting members of OVA, because we are not only the owners of our…
Read MoreWorkshop on Oakmont’s Future – Come One, Come All!!
Oakmont Village Workshop, November 6, 2018, 2 – 4 PM, Berger Center On November 6, there will be a very important OVA Workshop with the theme of “What Should Oakmont’s Future Look Like, and Who Should Decide?” If you care about what Oakmont will soon become, you should be there! OVA plans, within the next…
Read MoreWhat Should Oakmont’s Future Look Like, and Who Should Decide?
Since coming to Oakmont five years ago, I have observed two macro tendencies that could bear improvement. First, on issues of substantial importance to the future of Oakmont (Berger remodel/rebuild, pickleball court location, OVA relationship to OGC), there is considerable dissension within our community, lack of trust that the OVA Board of Directors will make…
Read MoreVisions of Oakmont
Thanks to Rick Feibusch for this vision of a Taj Mahal Berger All of us have a vision of what we expect and want Oakmont to be. For many of us, our vision of our community is similar to what Oakmont currently is, perhaps with a fresh coat of paint here, new carpet there, and…
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