Posts Tagged ‘OGC’
Oakmont Golf Club – Countdown to Zero Hour
As we are about to end one year and look ahead to a new one, we take inventory of the past and plan for the future. As I write these lines, the East Recreation Center is nearing its completion, a $3 million facility that will serve the Oakmont residents for many years to come. Awaiting…
Read MorePrivacy, Secrecy, and Opacity Describe new Board Committee
A perception of privacy, secrecy, and opacity describe the atmosphere surrounding the OVA Board Committee charged to deal with the Oakmont Golf Club issue. This sense of unease was voiced by the chair of the Oakmont Community Development Committee (OCDC). An attorney and former OVA Board Secretary, Hugh Helm, addressed the Board at its last…
Read MoreThe Sustainability Of The Oakmont Golf Courses
The financial situation of the Golf Club is nearing critical aspects, according to leadership sources. The OVA Board is prepared to financially support the OGC, consequently they are looking at ways and means to accomplish this desire. Among other possibilities, the purchase of land from the Golf Club has been considered. One parcel on Oak…
Read MoreFlood Control or Flood of Money?
On several occasions the OVA board has stated that no decision has been made with regard to sending funds to the OGC and that no vote has been taken. However, it appears that preparations are being made to do this. OVA members were informed at the October 9 budget meeting that the “contingency” line item…
Read MoreA Retirement Wealth Gap Adds a New Indignity to Old Age
Pictured, Iris Harrell and Gary O’Shaughnessy of Oakmont Village October 4, 2018 | The Wall Street Journal Jennifer Levitz | Photographs by Rachel Bujalski for The Wall Street Journal SANTA ROSA, Calif.—On a Saturday morning in retirement paradise, Ken Heyman stepped out to his front porch and found a brown paper bag. Inside was the chopped-off head of…
Read MoreSome Concerns With OGC/OVA Affiliation
While it now appears that an OVA dues increase to send money directly to the Oakmont Golf Club (OGC) has been taken off the table, there are still several options under discussion for an OVA cash infusion to the OGC. We have been informed that yet another OGC/OVA Joint Committee has been formed, comprised of…
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