The following are the agenda items for the GRF Board regular meeting on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 9 a.m. in Peacock Hall and on Zoom. The complete agenda package will be available on Simbli at simbli.eboardsolutions.com/ca/goldenrain on Friday, Sept. 20, or follow the link, which can be found in Quick Links on www.rossmoor.com 1. Approve the proposed ...

Board tackles rising costs at 2-day meeting The GRF portion of the coupon for 2025 could go up approximately 5.86% from this year’s monthly payment, with further refinements to be recommended by the Finance Committee at its Tuesday, Sept. 24 meeting. The full GRF Board could then approve a final 2025 coupon amount, along with Rossmoor’s 2025 operat...

Repaving work around Rossmoor to cause road closures, traffic delays beginning next week Repaving work in Rossmoor will cause some road closures and traffic delays through early October. A section of Tice Creek Drive, between Singingwood Court and Stanley Dollar Drive, will be repaved on Tuesday, Sept. 24, closing that section of road to traffic in...

Rely on common sense when something sounds fishy Scams aimed at seniors are increasingly prevalent. Rossmoorians certainly are aware of that, and many are being proactive in learning more about those nefarious activities. On consecutive days, scams were the focus of presentations by Rossmoor organizations. The Sept. 9 meeting of the Rossmoor Emerge...

Farmers’ Market to close early; next Shred Day moves to Event Center Cons t r uct ion on t he long-awaited Phase II of the solar canopies begins Monday, Oct. 7, in the Gateway parking lot. While the project could save Rossmoor as much as $11.3 million in electricity costs over 25 years, it will not be without considerable shortterm inconvenience. T...

Drive. These two entries will not be accessible for vehicles between 8 a.m. and approximately 5 p.m. Golden Rain Road, between Tice Creek Drive and Oakmont Way, will undergo significant work between Monday, Sept. 23, and Thursday, Oct. 3. Westbound lanes will be repaved the first week and eastbound lanes the second week. Two-way traffic will remain...

The AARP Smart Driver is offering an eight-hour class this September, to be held in Multipurpose Room 3 at Gateway. The eight-hour class is divided into two four-hour sessions, on Friday, Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, from 12:30 until 5 p.m. both days. At the end of the Sept. 27 day-two class, allow an additional 15 minutes for the distribution of certifi...

FROM SECURITAS The following are the major incidents reported to Securitas, Rossmoor’s security service provider. They appear here as they were initially reported to Securitas. After investigation, details of a case may indicate a lesser or different incident description. If the case warrants it, the News will do a follow-up story. Saturday, Sept. ...

GRF Marketing Task Force: Discussion centered on establishing brand identity The newly formed GRF Marketing Task Force has a simple enough basic task – to figure out how to effectively get the word out about what Rossmoor is and make it attractive to prospective residents. But “building a brand” for Rossmoor may well be less straightforward, given ...

One lane at a time will close during the work Considering the high volume of vehicles that enter Rossmoor, it’s no wonder that the front gate mechanisms need replacement. That time has come, and that changeover occurs next week. From Monday, Sept. 16 through Friday, Sept. 20, there will be temporary closures on one entry lane at a time to replace t...