Infrastructure
PSA: Big Canoe Power Outage Info
As I write this it is around 11 am on Sat Dec 24. There is an Online Outage Map available for Amicalola Electric EMC. Currently it is showing over 550 homes in Big Canoe that […]
Year: 2022
Infrastructure
Big Canoe Lake Petit Dam: New Open Records Shed Light On GA Safe Dam’s Increasing Frustration
The POA is gambling the entire future of Big Canoe Finances on a “Hope” that things will go their way in the upcoming Lower Level Outlet inspection – but if things don’t go the way they are hoping, the entire Core Drainage System within the Dam is most likely going to have to be REPLACED. GA Safe Dams makes that clear, and appears to be losing patience in communications…. […]
Infrastructure
Big Canoe Lake Petit Dam: EAP Delayed… Again.
Once again Ga Safe Dams has NOT accepted the latest EAP submission, and has again issued a Letter to Big Canoe, on October 14, 2022, giving them yet another “30 days” with which to fix certain issues, including Geosyntec once again using unverified, contradictory or incorrect data, and still ignoring previous requests for additional data and reports. […]
Infrastructure
Big Canoe Water and Sewer: $500 Bounty Challenge to All the Gossips and Naysayers (Pt. 4)
FOBC recently reported that Main Investors of Big Canoe LLC did NOT have title to a property sold to the Big Canoe POA as part of the 2016 Land Deal. The POA Insiders are blowing a gasket, and launching allegations of “Fake news”. FOBC is offering a $500 Reward to anyone that can prove this reporting wrong. Basically – Put Up, or Shut Up! […]
Infrastructure
Big Canoe Water & Sewer: The Consequences Of Non-Transparency (Pt 3)
Because there has been NO Transparency over the years regarding Big Canoe’s Water and Sewer System…. we have arrived at a situation where our Water & Sewer Utility Bills are skyrocketing, and Property Owners can’t trust their leaders anymore. This article announces the launch of an IRS Investigation into water withdrawals by UIG that are in violation of our § 1.170A-14 Qualified Conservation Easement…. […]
Infrastructure
Big Canoe Water & Sewer: New Website Launching (Pt. 2)
FOBC has activated a Website Domain, https://BigCanoeWater.org, which will be used to host historical documents relevant to the Big Canoe Water and Sewer System. Ongoing Water Quality Reports may be hosted in the future as […]
Infrastructure
Big Canoe Water Committee Says, “NO TO SEWER!” (Pt. 1)
Big Canoe Water Committee Meeting Minutes from the August 19, 2022 were recently released. Following is a short excerpt: “The BC Water Committee is in full agreement that ….. the sewer expansion by UIG to serve any outside properties should not be approved.” Unfortunately, they are being ignored…. […]
Citizen Journalists
“With red flags waving …” a Financial Insights Article By Patricia Cross (BCMatters.org)
Ms Cross’ most recent article “With red flags waving …” is out on her website. It might be her longest yet, but I found myself reading section after section with increasing interest. A Financial Storm is brewing in Big Canoe, and the title of Ms Cross article this time couldn’t be more appropriate. I think all Big Canoe residents with functioning brains will sit up straight with attention as they read this article. […]
Editorial
Big Canoe POA President Amy Tropfenbaum’s Conflict of Interest – Caught Again
Amy Tropfenbaum is at it again. Back in April of 2022 FOBC ran an article regarding POA President Amy Tropfenbaum’s “Unreported Conflict of Interest” regarding the Chimney’s remodel. Amy’s conflict this time is an almost identical issue, involving enormous expenses involved in redesigning the Creek 9 Covered Bridge that sits along Amy’s property line; part of her “scenic view” of Lake Sconti. In a split board decision – she cast the approving vote. […]
Infrastructure
FOBC Rebuttal: G.M. Scott Auer vs. the Truth
FOBC recently presented our 16th Article on Lake Petit Dam. It contained recently updated analysis & information on the ongoing Repair and Legal Compliance process that has been underway since 1997. Scott Auer didn’t like our article, vowed that “He will Always Tell the Truth”, and then proceeded to tell more verifiable lies. […]