GM Corner Archive

To the Massanutten Community: A few brief updates for you: MPOA Elections: First, our congratulations to Basil Hangemanole and Jeff Bolander on winning their seats on MPOA’s board, and to Betty Newall and Liz Walker for retaining theirs (congrats to Liz, also, for her re-election as Board President). We think MPOA’s board has a superb […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community: It’s been a while – too long, actually – since I last posted here. Lots to tell you about, including: – Summer operating plans – Projects you may see around the mountain and community – An update on the Water Park – A NEW Community website page (coming soon) Let’s get […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community: On Tuesday, February 23, I was joined by Resorts Companies CEO Steve Krohn, MPOA President Liz Walker, MPOA Administrator Carter Miller, and residents Thom Bailey, Andrew Jezioro and Orris Hambleton on a Zoom call with Rockingham County Board of Supervisors member Mike Breeden and Rockingham County Administrator Stephen King. Our discussion […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community: I have two brief notes. First, we recently met with the four community members who testified before the SCC on the MPSC rate case. We were so impressed by their testimony – and about how many topics on which we actively agree – that we invited them to meet with us […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community: I want to update you on some plans we have for the roadways for which we’ve assumed responsibility.  I’ve shared with you before that our goal in our negotiations was to improve road quality and maintenance on key roads like Massanutten Drive, Del Webb, and Peak. Here is a sketch of […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community: Happy New Year wishes to all!  I hope everyone is having a happy & healthy start in 2021. Sometime in the next few weeks, you’ll see two automated radar speed signs installed on the downhill side of Massanutten Drive. They’ll be located near the Springston entrance and between Hopkins Drive and […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community (and especially MPOA members): Thank you for your outreach and comments since my last post.  Much of the dialogue and analysis has proved helpful. In light of recent questions and comments, I’d like to offer some follow-up thoughts on the new relationship between MPOA and Massanutten Resort (and its related entities). […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community: Now that there’s a completed Agreement between MPOA’s Board and Massanutten Resort, we thought it would be worth discussing what it means from our perspective. Essentially, what MPOA and Great Eastern/Massanutten Resort has agreed to is a formal agreement that both will operate with complete financial independence from one another going […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community: Vacation rentals of private homes at Massanutten have been in existence – and, occasionally, controversial – for more than a decade. Some homeowners like the fact that their properties can produce income when they’re not using them; some neighbors aren’t pleased when short-term renters don’t behave in ways consistent with the […]Read More…

To the Massanutten Community: A few brief updates on things going on with the resort: 1) I’m pleased to report that the Meals Program will resume on November 10. We created this program early in the pandemic to assist area families in need. We put it on hiatus a few weeks back to evaluate its […]Read More…