Posts by Jim Golway
Oakmont Wildlife: An all-star cast
It was late afternoon when we came to the tee box of the fourth hole on the East Course. The sun was hitting the ridgeline; golden streaks of sunlight turning the empty course an emerald green. I was playing with three guys who were in wine country for a corporate meeting and were enjoying a…
Read MoreBoard Denies Disciplinary Request
The Oakmont Board of Directors has declined to conduct a disciplinary hearing requested by a resident who alleges he was assaulted March 28 outside the CAC by two men who took umbrage over his display of campaign posters and a sign encouraging residents to vote in the board election.
Read MorePossible Dog Park Locations Down to One
Updated 4/22 to include link to PowerPoint presentation. The dog park ad hoc committee announced at their first Town Hall meeting April 19 that they have eliminated all the possible sites for an Oakmont Dog park except the expansive undeveloped land off Stone Bridge Rd.
Read MorePlanning Dept. Schedules Pickleball Hearing
(Photo by Greg Gewalt) This coming Thursday could be the end of the line for Oakmont’s seemingly interminable quest to build a permanent pickleball facility. But then, the hearing before the zoning commissioner could wind up back in Santa Rosa’s bureaucratic maze. The hearing on Oakmont’s request for a conditional use permit to convert two ERC…
Read MoreVolunteer of the Year award goes to technical adviser of Sound Study
The annual Volunteer of the Year honor is awarded to the resident whose efforts the Board of Directors believes made a significant contribution to the community. At the Annual Membership meeting April 2, the honor went to Herb Bieser due to his volunteer service and leadership in achieving a successful sound study at the East…
Read MoreDog Park Committee Seeks Community Input
They worked in private; spent money for drawings, site studies and consultants. They shunned news coverage and publicity. After a year of meetings the Pickleball Ad-Hoc Committee finally presented their recommendations to the board. By then it was too late for the community to do anything but complain. And so for four years the argument…
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