Posts by Michael Connolly
AGP Declares Bankruptcy
The following statement was sent out over the weekend to “members” who had paid for a membership in the new golf club that AGP was creating at the former Oakmont Golf Club. Former Members, We hope our update today answers some of your questions. To do that, we’d like to be more transparent about some…
Read MoreFurther Golf Course Details Revealed at July 21 Board Meeting
At the July 21 online board meeting VP Tom Kendrick presented the details of the golf course purchase and some of the current and ongoing expenses related to maintenance and capital improvements of the newly owned facilities. A previous article in the Oakmont Observer had presented most of these details as were currently available at…
Read MoreOVA Members Still Wait for Financial Details of Funds Sent to AGP
Plus an Update on Golf Course Purchase Costs According to the OVA financial report presented by Treasurer Elke Strunka at the June 16, 2020 board meeting (and again somewhat reflected in the most recent July report), OVA has transferred $650,000 into a cash account under OVPC (Oakmont Village Property Corporation – the legal entity created…
Read MoreGolf Course Lease “Partner” Abruptly Leaves the Building. What Now?
Advance Golf Partners (AGP) informed the OVA Board and management that they are terminating the lease agreement signed in February. In other words, according to the language in the agreement, they defaulted on the lease agreement. They take this action just five months after the agreement was signed. Prior to signing, the agreement had to…
Read MoreBerger plans: How Soon We Forget (And the Story Changes)
OVA President Spanier recently gave a lengthy interview to the Oakmont News in which he discussed the plans for the Berger Center/Central Area, among other topics. He was asked, “What’s wrong with just renovating the Berger Center, as the previous board had planned?” His response: “We believe Oakmont has options that can provide greater long-term…
Read MoreCourt Will Rule on Alleged Violations of Election Rules
Former OVA Board President Ellen Leznik appeared before Judge Allan Hardcastle in Small Claims Court the day before Thanksgiving to plead the case that the current OVA Board violated election rules in conducting this year’s member vote on raising dues to enable the purchase of the Oakmont Golf Club by OVA. Ms. Leznik referred the…
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