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Reasons & Consequences of Voting Against Dues Increase Related to OGC Purchase
Observer Note: The following news release was submitted by the Oakmont Alliance. On Wednesday, July 31, the Oakmont Alliance sponsored an open meeting in East Rec to present and discuss reasons for voting against the proposed Oakmont Village Association 30.7% dues increase, and the consequences should the dues increase be defeated. Although OVA refused to…
Read MoreOakmont Golf Club: What is the Appropriate risk for OVA?
Any real estate or business sale is always open for negotiations and changes, but there must be some basic parameters for a buyer to follow. Primarily, if the OGC sales contract does not require a continuation of golf for a specified duration, control of the land would then be the only reason to vote YES…
Read MoreWebsite Redesign: ‘The Oakmont Observer’
Dear reader and contributor to The Oakmont Observer: For almost a year and a half, our Online newspaper has provided the community with a vehicle in which to air and to share opinions, praise and grievances as they relate to Oakmont news, happenings and events in our community. Unlike OVA sponsored mediums, the Observer is…
Read MoreOakmont At A Crossroads
The Summer of Discontent and the Troubles at Oakmont articles all spoke to the times when residents were bitterly divided over projects that lay before the association board, a body of seven members, charged with making final decisions in our village of some 4800 people. From surveillance cameras, to business center on the greensward, to…
Read MoreSub-Association Needs and Recommendations Report
At today’s OVA Board meeting the Aid for Sub-Associations Committee (ASAC) delivered a major report to the Board and the community. The committee is comprised of four representatives of different sub-associations plus OVA Board liaison Steve Spanier and OVA Management liaison Kevin Hubred, and is chaired by Jeff Young. The ASAC was tasked by the…
Read MoreDoes a NO Vote Mean No OGC Purchase? NO!!
This is for those of you who may not have decided how to vote yet, and who ask the very good question, “What is going to happen if we say NO to the large dues increase? Aren’t we giving up control of the property forever?” Background: The Oakmont Village Association (OVA) Board of Directors wants…
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