Features
OPINION: My Endorsements for the 2026 OVA Election
On my 2026 OVA Ballot, I will be voting in favor of both Bylaws Amendments, and I urge everyone reading this to do the same – in a very real sense, Oakmont’s future depends on it! In the directors election, I will be voting for: Matt Oliver, Greg Darcy and Josh Axelrod. I will not…
Read MoreThe Oakmont Observer OVA Board Candidate Survey 2026
In an effort to provide OVA members with useful information on topics of importance to the community, we sent a survey containing six assertions to every candidate, asking them to rate each assertion with an agreement/disagreement score and allowing text explanation of their answers. Our intent was to obtain clear positions from the candidates about…
Read More2026 OVA Candidates Night
This year’s Candidates Night event took place from 5 pm until 7:15 pm on Wednesday, Feb 18. In addition to in-person attendance, members could view the event via Zoom. Forty questions were submitted, but only twelve were asked at this event, in order to reduce redundancy and for the event to fit within a bit…
Read MoreGovernance, Factions, and Dialogue in Oakmont: Representing the Whole
It’s almost election time in Oakmont. In any homeowner’s association, prospective board members and sitting directors carry the same fundamental obligation: represent the interests of the entire membership, not a circle of supporters, not a social network, and not a single socio-economic segment of the community. In a 55+ active adult community like ours, that…
Read More2025 OVA Board Election Results
Congratulations to newly elected OVA directors Jeff Neuman, Neill Ray, Jess Marzak and Robert Williams. Today the ballots were counted and final results are in. There were 1,757 validated ballots, or 54.4% of the eligible Oakmont owners (vs 1,916 or 59.8% last year), easily surpassing the required quorum of 807 (25%). The 2025-2026 OVA Board…
Read MoreFEATURE – Oakmont Central Area Complex Redevelopment Project: Years of Discussion and Planning
After more than a decade of community discussions, committee work, and planning, the Oakmont Village Association (OVA) continues to evaluate a major redesign of the Central Complex—an evolving vision that has most recently culminated in Concept 3: “A Walk in the Park.” The project remains in its concept cost modeling phase, with discussions focusing on…
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