Opinion

Are there two Oakmonts?

By Yvonne Frauenfelder / May 14, 2018 /

Is there an Oakmont West and an Oakmont East?  Geographically the community looks as one Village; houses running in a straight or curved line, leading up and down little hills, tied together in a similar architectural style, broken up with green bands that are our two 18 hole golf courses. The image is one of…

Suggested Alternative for Drainage Cost Sharing

By Bruce Bon / May 13, 2018 /

Bruce Bon, 2018-05-10 The OVA Board is seeking community input, due by May 20th, on the issue of the Oakmont Golf Club (OGC) for a June 5th “informational event,” a presentation on the topic of financial support from OVA to the OGC. I have submitted (HERE and below) both questions and suggestions for cooperation for…

OVA & Golf Club Informational Meeting – My Inputs to the Process

By Bruce Bon / May 7, 2018 /

“Please provide your suggestion(s), no later than May 20, via Email or in writing, 6637 Oakmont Drive – AskOVA@oakmontvillage.com” ~ Steve Spanier, OVA Suggested Alternative for Central Land Purchase from OGC PHOTO: Yellow outline is just a crude boundary of the proposed property to be purchased, in order to illustrate the concept. Bruce Bon, 2018-05-02 Description:…

Moving Past Outrage in Oakmont

By Bruce Bon / May 4, 2018 /

It is undeniable that people here in our community have done outrageous things over the past couple of years: The leadership of the 2016 Oakmont Village Association (OVA) Board of DIrectors was responsible for ground being broken for the controversial $400,000 plus central pickleball courts, one day before a new Board was elected on a…

Oakmont Communications: Risk Management or Institutionalized Amnesia?

By Michael Connolly / April 29, 2018 /

The Communications Committee (CC) named at the April 17, 2018  board meeting is comprised of the same members who resigned in a fit of pique in August of 2017.  A story they wrote and published on the OVA website told only a disgruntled OVA employee’s version of events that led to her resignation.  This raised…

Upwards of $60,000 in Damages to OVA for Not Waiting a Single Day

By Editorial Team / April 27, 2018 /

“Contractor shall be entitled to payment for Work rendered and unpaid through the date of termination of this Agreement, as may be applicable, and no other amounts shall be due to Contractor upon termination of this Agreement.”    [OVA/Siri Construction Agreement] With the recent release of the OVA settlement with Siri Grading and Paving, the…