Posts Tagged ‘OGC Subsidy’
A ‘Vital Threat to Oakmont,’ a Decade in the Making
This statistic shows the number of participants in golf in the United States from 2006 to 2016. In 2016, the number of participants (aged six years and older) in golf amounted to approximately 23.82 million This article I wrote in 2005 describing the challenges facing the Oakmont Golf Club, reads almost as if written today.…
Read More$1.48 Million to Purchase Open Space Easement from Oakmont Neighbor
Eight years ago, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved a purchase deal that puts strict and permanent development restrictions on 165-acres located across from Oakmont. The final $1.48 million purchase price was a 10% discount over the appraised $1.63 million value for the six prime Sonoma Valley home sites. The money to pay for…
Read MoreAn Oakmont Natural Park Created by Volunteers
While someone might buy the Oakmont golf course property, one has to doubt that it has much value or could even be developed given it is zoned open space. Changing the zoning is difficult and given that Oakmonters vote in the VERY high percentages, our objections would probably kill any such effort. What does the scenario…
Read MoreTHE OVA and GOLF: Refocusing the Negotiation, Reframing the Relationship
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…
Read MoreHow Sustainable are the OGC’s Operations?
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…
Read More7/23 OGC Fireside Chat with Greg Goodwin
Director Greg Goodwin will be hosting the OVA Board of Directors second Fireside Chat on Monday, July 23rd from 4 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the East Recreation Center. Mr. Goodwin will be on hand to discuss member thoughts and questions regarding the future of the Oakmont Golf Club (OGC). To read more about the…
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