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Board signals it won’t increase GRF portion of coupon for 2021

At the GRF Board’s direction, staff delivered a draft budget last week that would mean no increase for the GRF portion of the coupon in 2021. The GRF Board and Finance Committee, in a six-hour joint meeting on Zoom, reviewed a budget that proposes keeping the GRF portion of the coupon at the current $293.60 for next year. “The Board had emphasized ...
Posted on September 22, 2020
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Resident’s Reflections Dr. Lonnie Bristow recounts medical career

He took on tobacco industry and death penalty Lonnie Bristow retired his stethoscope some two decades ago, but the Rossmoor resident’s memories of his life’s trajectory are still clear. He sounds much younger than his 90 years as he recounts the influences that led to a storied career in medicine, one that landed him on the pages of the New York Ti...
Posted on September 22, 2020
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Renovated restrooms await Hillside’s reopening

When Hillside Clubhouse eventually reopens, residents will find that the 1960s-era restrooms have been completely redone to meet today’s needs. Work began at the end of May and should be finished by the end of the month, Resident Services Director Jeff Matheson said. It has taken this long because materials are in short supply, he said. With the cl...
Posted on September 22, 2020
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Creek restoration project likely won’t close the pickleball courts

Not only has the cost to shore up Tice Creek dropped nearly $750,000, but the project most likely will not involve closing the Creekside pickleball courts after all. That’s because the work will be attacked from the creek side of the courts, so the fence around the courts won’t have to come down, said Clayton Clark, building maintenance manager. As...
Posted on September 15, 2020
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Project 55 votes to split from Third Mutual

With 61 of 66 households participating, 60 owners in Third Mutual’s Project 55 voted Sept. 9 to disengage from Third Mutual. The vote, coming four months after the neighborhood first petitioned to leave, means that Project 55 (composed of Terra Granada Drive entries 18, 19 and 21) will proceed with filing proper papers with the state and holding an...
Posted on September 15, 2020
 

Planning Committee wants Board to plan for trail system

The GRF Planning Committee is considering the idea of a system of pathways that would circle the golf courses and carry a ballpark cost of up to $3 million. But, before going past the concept stage, a majority of the four-member committee wants the blessing of the full GRF Board. “I don’t think it should go to the Board until we have a better handl...
Posted on September 15, 2020
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Rossmoor Fund seeking new board member

The Rossmoor Fund is looking to add one member to its board of directors, President Claire Wolfe announced. The board is seeking a Rossmoor resident with fundraising experience, especially with charitable or other nonprofit entities. The mission of the Rossmoor Fund is to assist Rossmoor residents who are in need and to develop and fund educational...
Posted on September 15, 2020