Opinion
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…
An Oakmont resident asked a great question: “What can the average Oakmont resident expect in terms of added (increased) costs in the new scenario including the cost of litigation.“ The question does not have a simple answer; but, if the OVA membership wants change, the membership must understand that they need to be involved in…
Ironically, the exit of AGP provides an enormously valuable, unanticipated opportunity because there is no longer a binding 20 year obligation to fulfill. The Board should take full advantage of that opportunity!
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…
This is not the proverbial good news, bad news story. There is no good news here. This is dreadful news. By buying-in entirely to the vision sold by AGP – a vision of being able to continue to operate two golf courses and a restaurant (maybe two) with such a significant revenue increase from the…
Regarding Bylaws, the Berger and Educating the Community The following are some interesting points to consider when discussing the above subjects. The Oakmont community has a recent voting history (2015-2020) for OVA BOD elections of around 50-55%+/- (1600+/-) by the 3200+ owners. The YES vs NO vote in August 2019 resulted in 2581 voters casting…
