Posts Tagged ‘OVA’
Oakmont – Transition 2019
More than half a century ago, H.N. “Nor” Berger, a developer from Sacramento, built 600 houses and an 18 hole golf course along Highway 12 – in a former hop yard. He fulfilled his dream to create a retirement village that followed a new trend sweeping the nation. The entrepreneur built out his Shangri-La with…
Read MoreNew OGC Committee: An Opportunity for a Balanced Approach
According to “A Resolution to Establish an Ad-Hoc Oakmont Golf Club Committee” to be taken up by the Board of Directors tomorrow, December 18: “Whereas individuals from the BOD and the committees have expressed interest in working together as a chartered Ad-Hoc committee (initially including, but not limited to: Tom Kendrick (BOD), Carolyn Bettencourt (BOD),…
Read MoreOakmont 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 MoreOVA Struggles to Control Escalating ERC Costs
At the November 13 OVA board meeting the membership was given an update on the ERC construction project. Two weeks prior to the meeting it had been announced that additional costs of $413,975 by a change order were being added to the budget. Then at the board meeting this amount was supplemented by an additional…
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…
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