Building Maintenance provides skills and experience for upkeep of Rossmoor manors The older buildings that comprise much of Rossmoor require TLC and expertise. To that end, the Building Maintenance Department fulfills a vital role. In turn, there’s a sense of fulfillment achieved by those in Building Maintenance, including its managers, who ensure ...

Lean staff is also trying to catch up on tasks Although there’s nothing unusual about Rossmoor having to turn on the East Bay Municipal Utility District water spigot at midyear to keep the two golf courses green and healthy, it is seeing a big jump in the costs of doing so this year. Summers in these parts are hot and dry, and Tice Creek runoff fro...

GRF senior management is investigating a July 13 incident in which an apparent physical altercation between two female residents in the Tice Creek Fitness Center gymnasium prompted responses by Securitas and the Walnut Creek Police Department. The incident happened around 3:55 p.m. that Saturday INVESTIGATION: Altercation in Fitness Center’s gym le...

Maintenance agreement between Mutuals and MOD explained Awork group is drafting a new version of the standard management agreement document that outlines the services the Mutual Operations Department (MOD) provides to the Mutuals. All Mutuals, except for No. 58 (The Waterford), have management agreements with MOD, which cover administrative functio...

On May 30, the GRF board approved the replacement of the Event Center audio and visual system that is failing to operate properly. This is critical equipment required for most rentals using the space. Staff are working with the vendor to schedule four weeks during the months of September and October to complete the replacement. If a club would like...

Creekside Grill will add some new dishes and options to its lunch and dinner menus starting Tuesday, July 30. New lunch dishes include an apple and cranberry spinach salad, black and blue grilled steak romaine salad, avocado toast, mushroom burger, teriyaki chicken sandwich, chicken Caesar wrap (which also can be made as a falafel wrap), shaved por...

Walnut Creek City Council member and former Mayor Kevin Wilk recently returned from a three-week trip during which he and a group climbed and trekked to Mount Everest Base Camp. As one of the few elected officials from the U.S. ever to attempt to climb to Everest Base Camp, Wilk and his team experienced altitude sickness, various ailments and bitin...

Rossmoor EPO tip: Before evacuating Rossmoor, residents should tape Rossmoor’s evacuation notice on an inside window or door most easily visible from the street or nearest walkway. This evacuation notice lets first responders know that the home’s occupants and pets have already evacuated, saving emergency service personnel precious minutes to respo...

Rossmoor clubs and organizations can now get links to their websites through the Rossmoor website. To get the links placed on the site, just e-mail the website URL to news@rossmoor.com, and the web master for the site will set it up. The links will be under the club name on the “Clubs and Organization” page, which is listed under “Resident Info” on...

Considering the complexity and demand for room reservations in Rossmoor, it’s not surprising the July 8 Policy Committee meeting drew an overflow crowd of residents. Around 45 residents packed the Board Room, 20 of whom spoke during Residents’ Forum regarding proposed changes. Because of the crowd, the Fireside Room was made available as a secondar...