Opinion

The current (and future) residents of Oakmont Village and the golf courses around which the village was developed have deeply intertwined interests.  Since Oakmont Village Association does not own the golf facilities, it shares a classic interdependent relationship with the Oakmont Golf Club: neither can simply walk away and neither can force the other to…

After months of spirited point and counterpoint argumentation, the debate surrounding the Golf Club issue has become predictable and repetitive. While most residents who post regularly take umbrage at the demand by the OGC for a hefty subsidy by the OVA, nobody has yet ventured to analyze or publish the true needs of the Golf…

PHOTO: Deferred maintenance at the ERC has left our facility partially barricaded for the past three years and Reserve Study costs escalating from $690,000 to $2 million This town hall was apparently not meant to address the question of whether or not OVA SHOULD fund OGC but instead HOW OVA should fund OGC. Director Kendrick…

Before I get into the topic, I’d like to make it clear that I am not necessarily opposed to OVA financial support for OGC, if a deliberate and thorough and ethical process is followed, in order to decide how to respond to the OGC request for help. My motivations and timing are explained in Appendix…

This is the second in my 3-part editorial series addressing issues with the current process being used to decide on whether and how OVA should provide financial support to OGC. The other parts are: Part 1 What’s wrong with OGC’s campaign for OVA funding? plus introduction to the series and some background facts Part 3…

This is the final in my 3-part editorial series addressing issues with the current process being used to decide on whether and how OVA should provide financial support to OGC. The other parts are: Part 1 What’s wrong with OGC’s campaign for OVA funding? plus introduction to the series and some background facts Part 2…