Posts Tagged ‘OGC’
OVA Support for OGC – a Common Sense Analogy
Photo: Creek leaving the east boundary of golf courses. The analogy that follows is intended to provide a way of looking at whether or not the OGC request for OVA support is reasonable with respect to the values that we all share. Consider a purely hypothetical situation where two adjacent 2- or 3-acre properties are…
Read More‘The Directors make most decisions…The big ones are made by members.’
OVA attorney Steven Weil offered the following legal opinion to the Board of Directors during a 2013 community workshop, “The Directors make most decisions…The big ones are made by members.” Weil reiterated his stance during the July 18, 2017 Open board meeting, “the Board can conclude that this [Pickleball Courts] is an issue that we…
Read MoreHere we go again…Oakmont’s Discord Publicized in the Press Democrat
Why is it OVA Boards can’t learn from past mistakes? Can we avoid such discord? YES! How? First, the Board needs to stop cherry-picking attorney opinions to suit their typically club-affiliated agenda and acknowledge the need for a membership vote on such matters. They should welcome and embrace prominent HOA attorney Steve Weil’s read on…
Read MoreLittle New Information Presented at OGC Town Hall
Over 400 Oakmont residents filled the Berger Center on June 5th for another in a series of town hall meetings on the matter of the OVA providing financial assistance to the Oakmont Golf Club. The presentation was introduced by BOD President Steve Spanier but was for the most part conducted by board members of the…
Read MoreAn Open Letter to Steve Spanier – You Are Failing on the OGC Issue
Steve, I believe in your governance style, as expressed in your campaign platform, but you are failing to live up to your campaign promises of civility, fiscal responsibility and transparency. I have continued to be hopeful that your leadership would turn things around, making this a more civil place and finding middle ground for controversial…
Read MoreCan Oakmont Afford Another Contentious Issue?
Bruce Bon is to be thanked for his considerable efforts in getting the Town Hall presentation with Oakmont Village Association and Oakmont Golf Club moving in a more informative direction. In anticipation of Tuesday’s June 5th Town Hall there are some notable facts to keep in mind: The Oakmont Golf Club (OGC) is looking to…
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