Sabine Curry, OVTD President
OVTD PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE – JANUARY 23, 2024
Good evening, all! I hope everyone had a smooth and happy transition into 2024!
First off, I would like to thank, on behalf of all of us In the Village, our fantastic Maintenance staff. This winter, so far, has been a weird mix of rain, snow, and ice. The Maintenance crews have always been on top of it supplying us with salted paths, stairs, roads and driveways. All with our safety in mind. Thank you.
Another shout-out to our Maintenance crews: During the last phase of the road project, there were issues with the drainage on Dakota Lane. By using our labor with the assistance of Burns Construction, we saved approximately $40,000 in labor/repair costs by repairing — instead of replacing — the drainage system.
The OVTD Board has been helping the OVCA Board get the word out in a major effort regarding the Community Contribution Fee. The overwhelming majority of Village voters, over 80 percent, have supported this effort. If you haven’t voted yet, now is the time! January 31, 2024, will be the last day to vote. This is too important to the future financial health of our Village to ignore. Please vote!
The OV Strategic Planning Teams have been working diligently behind the scenes. On Feb. 6 at NCB there will be a presentation of each team’s recommendations to the Strategic Management Team – made up of both OVTD and OVCA Officers. This plan will be a guide designed to carry us into the future with plans that benefit all of us.
Back by popular demand: the OVTD Roundtable! This year the roundtable event will be held on March 7 at 6:30 p.m. at NCB. We invite all residents to attend. All of our committees will have a designated table/tables that can be joined by residents for updates and one-on-one questions to specific committee members. Every 25-30 minutes, residents will switch to another table of their choice. This is a chance to have your voice heard.Refreshments will be served.
Jonathan Towle, chair of the Roads Committee, will give you more detailed information. However, I’m happy to announce that we have been diligently working on a short- and long-term plan for our roads that will cover the next 20 years. Our immediate goal in this is to complete what the current project did not: the last 10 roads in the Village. A preliminary 20-year plan should be completed by the March 7 roundtable event.
More about this later, but we will be forming an Alternative Funding Committee. This will basically be a Grant Committee encompassing the work which Bill Alletzhauser and Debbie Gunzelman have begun. Oronoque Village is now registered with the Federal Government which, in turn, will link us to appropriate grants available. Should anyone be interested in this committee, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Have a safe, happy, and warm winter!
Please click the links below to review the reports presented during the meeting.