Opinion
This will be a summary of recent activities of the Governing Documents Committee (GDC) and of what is likely to occur between now and the election in the spring. I will freely express my opinions, so you may consider this to be an editorial, though it is largely comprised of objective information. The GDC is…
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…
What was chosen as the focus of Central Area redevelopment efforts is those items (Mitch Conner’s enumerated “14 projects”) that are facilities in the Central Area and that anchor the three models submitted by Archilogix for member reaction. The nearly exclusive focus on the Central Area as the follow-on to Oakmont 2030 should be no…
Today I received the following from a relative in Virginia. I won’t comment on it — if you are reading this, you already know where you stand relative to Trump and his recent actions. On March 15th, many people will mail Donald Trump a postcard that publicly expresses our opposition to him. And we, in…
I want to share my endorsements for the OVA board election. I am endorsing Tim Nelson, Robert Williams, Karl Turner and Jess Marzak. Here is why: They have all committed to democracy by saying that Oakmont residents should be able to vote on any large expensive projects that the OVA board recommends. The exact amount…
This article identifies two major divides in Oakmont politics, which I call Maintainer vs Builder, and anti-democrat vs democrat (I use lower case to make it clear that I am not talking about the Democratic Party or its principles or members). If these are key issues for you, I suggest you read on, decide where…
