Opinion
Mark Twain said, “History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” And here in Oakmont, the rhyme goes like this: keep things controlled, keep things contained, and keep the community at arm’s length. A well-run Candidates Night isn’t just a formality – it’s a critical tool for voter education and accountability. To be effective,…
If the OVA Board is unable to effectively analyze and interpret the ArchiLOGIX Cost Modeling Report in a timely manner, then the simple and logical solution is to hire someone who can. Relying on professional expertise to explain how the cost models translate into real-world estimates is not an admission of weakness—it is a demonstration…
Insights Into the Central Area Project Preliminary Cost Modeling Estimates, What Members Might Expect to See [Editor’s Note: Ordinarily The Oakmont Observer will not reprint articles that have first appeared as posts on Nextdoor. We are making an exception in this case, because of the importance and timeliness of the topic and the failure of…
When OVA leadership fails to communicate effectively with residents, it creates a rift that undermines trust and fosters frustration throughout the community. One of the biggest issues occurs when multi-million-dollar project planning is launched without fully understanding or considering residents’ preferences. An objective survey of all homeowners should have been the priority before initiating any…
NEWS: After an active discussion at today’s OVA Board of Directors meeting, the BOD created a resolution on the fly (i.e. it was not in the agenda) and approved a controversial recommendation from the Long Range Planning Committee, stated in the LRPC report as: LRPC recommends that the board explore in more detail the Walk…
“Master Plan”, “Long Range Planning”, “CAC Redevelopment”, or “It’s déjà vu all over again”. Although listening to what everyone thinks is difficult, the OVA BOD must at least try. For this purpose, the 2022-2024 2030 process did not work; the 2015 Voices of Oakmont survey did. We can call the current CAC update process whatever…
