Opinion
I was a member of the Bylaws Revision Committee (BRC). We presented our revisions to the Board of Directors in May, 2019. We recommended that the OVA Board vote on only one by law at first, so that a majority would be achieved with a lower quorum threshold. We recommended Town Hall meetings to educate…
Once again our village finds itself in campaign mode. While we contemplate our choices for a seat at the table of the OVA Board of Directors, we keep in mind that our village is transitioning to something different than its heritage of affordable retirement living for a wide diversity of people. Whom we select to…
I endorse Matt Oliver, Heidi Klyn and Jerry Gladstone for the 2024 Oakmont Village Association Board of Directors. I will explain why below. These are my personal endorsements and are not those of The Oakmont Observer, which will not have any official endorsements. Author’s note: When I took the job of Editor of The Oakmont…
As we delve into Oakmont’s community dynamics and weigh our options for board candidates, each with their own vision, including the ambitious expansion of Central Oakmont as outlined in the 2030 Project List*, it’s essential to draw upon the valuable insights from the 2015 ‘Voices of Oakmont‘ survey. This extensive effort aimed to capture the myriad…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Please feel free to submit any letters to the editor on topics of interest or concern. Your voices are an integral part of our community dialogue, and we look forward to hearing from you. Dear Neighbors, I hope this letter finds you well. As a concerned member of our community, I am writing…
This is the second article covering important questions that OVA members submitted, hoping to have OVA director candidates answer them during Candidates Night. The first article, Candidates Night: Questions Asked, listed the 13 questions (out of 49 submitted) that were asked and then answered by the candidates at Candidates night. As you can see, there…
