Posts Tagged ‘OVA’
Some 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…
Read MoreVoluntary Contributions to OGC Now Favored
A spirited two hour discussion between the OVA Board and OVA members on the subject of the Oakmont golf courses was held in the Berger Center on Tuesday, October 2nd at the first Board Workshop since July of 2017. In introducing the topic, Board VP Tom Kendrick said that the board has ruled out any…
Read MoreAdobe Creek: Does the Reality Match the Rhetoric?
These photos were recently taken at Adobe Creek, a Petaluma golf course and residential community that is frequently cited in the discussion regarding OVA and OGC. Some proponents of OVA financial support for OGC have used words like “ruined”, “mess” and “blight.” In transition from golf course to open space, parts of the terrain…
Read MoreOVA Membership Launches GoFundMe Campaign
8/14/18 Update: Oakmont Alliance announces $6,090 raised (Umpqua Fund & GoFundMe,) and has increased its funding goal from $5,000 to $10,000. An Umpqua bank account set up last month is accepting checks and cash contributions: Oakmont Alliance, c/o Umpqua Bank, 6641 Oakmont Dr, Santa Rosa, CA 95409. A recently launched GoFundMe campaign is seeking OVA member contributions for the purpose…
Read MoreOGC Water Drainage Argument Explored
The Oakmont golf courses were built over a period of years between 1963 and 1980, with the first nine holes of the West Course opening in 1964. Representatives of the Oakmont Golf Club (OGC), in Oakmont News articles and repeatedly at their presentations to the community in town halls, have claimed that the drainage,…
Read MoreReserve Study Deficit Revealed, Loan Options Considered
During the recent Finance Committee meeting on June 14, OVA President Steve Spanier sat in for Finance Committee Board Liaison Tom Kendrick. The Agenda included the Treasurer’s Report, Capital Fund expenditures of the East Rec Center and the recently completed physical inspection for the 2019 Reserve Study Report. Several members of the community were…
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