To the Massanutten Community: By now, you may have heard the news: Massanutten Resort is leasing and repurposing the top floor of the former MPOA Administration Building. The process was long and the bid was a competitive one, with several different potential tenants in the running. You might wonder why we chose to do this. […]Read More…
Our View On Community Issues Archive
Update12/15/21 – About the MPSC situation
To the Massanutten Community: MPSC’s new rates have now been set by the SCC. There’s a lot to unpack here, and we’re still a little vague on aspects of it ourselves – but suffice to say: we’re not happy with the results, and MPOA members won’t be, either. The answer, for all of us, continues […]Read More…
Update 9/16/21
To the Massanutten Community: Two hot-button issues this time around: Bloomer Springs Road and MPSC and the water/sewer situation. Let’s start with Bloomer Springs. As you may have heard, the Rockingham County Planning Commission has approved our request to change the zoning of a parcel we own on Bloomer Springs –– from high-density single-family homes […]Read More…
Update 8/26/21 – Bloomer Springs Road
To the Massanutten Community: We know there’s some curiosity about a proposed amendment to our R4 Master Plan, related to our filing a reclassification request with Rockingham County. The parcel in question is one we own along Bloomer Springs Road. What we seek is a reclassification from its current designation – detached single-family homes – […]Read More…
Update February 25, 2021 – Letter to Rockingham County re: MPSC
Several days ago, Massanutten Resort and Great Eastern sent a letter to Rockingham County officials in followup to a meeting with the officials regarding a proposed County takeover of MPSC. The letter is co-signed by residents Orris Hambleton, Andrew Jezioro, JC Powell and Thom Bailey (intervenors in the rate case) and MPOA President Liz Walker. […]Read More…
Update February 15, 2021 – Letter to the Community from Steve Krohn (GE) and Matthias Smith (Massanutten Resort)
To the Massanutten Community: One of the most noteworthy things about the SCC hearings related to MPSC’s proposed rate increases was how much fundamental agreement there is between Great Eastern/Massanutten Resort and those it represents (collectively referred to in the case as “Massanutten Resort Customers”) and residential property owners. As you may recall, testimony was […]Read More…
Update October 16, 2020 – Important Developments in the MPSC Rate Case
This post outlines and explains some important developments in the MPSC rate case. Post in PDF format; you can read it by clicking here. […]Read More…
Update August 14, 2020 – Some Thoughts on the MPSC Rate Case, Part I
This post, the first of a two-part series, explores aspects of the proposed MPSC rate case and how capital investment in MPSC’s infrastructure impacts how different customer classes are billed. In PDF format; you can read it by clicking here. […]Read More…
Update August 6, 2020 – Why Aren’t Shenandoah Villas, Eagle Trace, and Summit Required to be MPOA Members? A Legal Analysis.
An explanation by Attorney Garrett Smith. In PDF format; you can read it by clicking here. […]Read More…
Update July 9, 2020 – A Brief History of Agreements Between MPOA and the Resort Developers
In this post, Attorney Garrett Smith provides some history of the past legal relationship between MPOA and the Developer(s) through the years. In PDF format; you can read this post by clicking here. […]Read More…