Corrections

The article on the GRF Board meeting in the May 4 paper incorrectly stated that the increased Membership Transfer Fee takes effect July 1. The increase actually takes effect Sept. 1. A story on Page 12A of the May 4 News incorrectly reported the name of the Mutual that is seeking volunteers for an open seat on the board. It is Mutual 50. A story on...
Posted on May 10, 2022
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GRF Board raises Membership Transfer Fee with eye on master plan

Saying the GRF Board needs a more robust and more predictable source of funding to complete a decade’s worth of proposed major infrastructure projects, Board members on Thursday – at the Board’s first live, in-person meeting in 10 months – unanimously approved raising the Membership Transfer Fee from $10,000 to $12,000 this year and by a minimum of...
Posted on May 3, 2022
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Community hears about how best to be prepared in case of wildfires

Meeting sets stage for May 15 evacuation drill Rossmoor residents heard vital messages at a wildfire preparation community meeting held last week at the Event Center. In advance of the Sunday, May 15, wildfire evacuation drill that will involve Mutual 68, residents were reassured that the public agencies that protect them have detailed plans in cas...
Posted on May 3, 2022
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City to soon allow recreational pot delivery to local homes

Residents of Rossmoor and elsewhere in Walnut Creek and beyond will soon be able to order adult-use cannabis from local delivery businesses, but it’s likely to be at least a few years before the city will host a storefront cannabis business. Renee Lee, president and founder of the Rossmoor- based Compassion Soci- Rossmoor resident Renee Lee speaks ...
Posted on May 3, 2022
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Sound study

Pickleball Club players fill the Buckeye Tennis Complex to simulate eight courts of play for a sound study last week. News photo by Dan Rosenstrauch Omar Ramos, an acoustical consultant, records the sound levels of pickleball play at the Buckeye Tennis Complex. News photo by Dan Rosenstrauch
Posted on May 3, 2022
 

Catalytic converter thefts creep up again

Four catalytic converter thefts reported over a five-day span in Rossmoor point to a problem that hasn’t entirely gone away. Two of the thefts involved vehicles that had been parked at the RV lot near the Mutuals Operations Department (MOD), according to reports made to Securitas. On April 23, a resident reported that his catalytic converter was st...
Posted on May 3, 2022
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No bikes allowed: Hikers contend with two-wheel invasion on trails

Bicyclists ignore, take down signs The COVID pandemic may have helped get more hikers out on area trails, including those in Rossmoor. But Larry Barclay said more bicyclists appeared on those same trails, too. While hikers are supposed to be on those trails, bicycles aren’t. “There are quite a few people who think that this is a significant problem...
Posted on April 26, 2022
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Spring Flea Market returns on Saturday

Karen Hewitt and her grandson had a special bonding experience in 2016, when they teamed up to sell some of the boy’s toys at the Rossmoor Activities Council Spring Flea Market. He was 13 and wasn’t using those toys anymore. The pair split $300 in proceeds. “It was amazing, and he came down and helped sell his Hot Wheels cars and Thomas trains,” He...
Posted on April 26, 2022
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GRF Director Paul Moderacki resigns; Board to appoint replacement in District A

GRF Board District A Director Paul Moderacki resigned on April 18 because of “personal circumstances and family considerations.” He was serving the first year of his three-year term on the GRF Board. In accordance with the GRF Bylaws, the GRF Board of Directors shall appoint a District A director to serve until the next election in May 2023. “I wil...
Posted on April 26, 2022