Jeff Mullins was 59 years old. According to his Obituary, he had a wife; he had children, grandchildren. He had extended family, and he had friends. He had a proper funeral with pallbearers to carry the casket. This newspaper read some related Facebook Pages, and one short and simple comment said so much, “He was a good one”. […]
FOBC has obtained responses to Open Records Requests that include the latest Draft of the Lake Petit Dam Emergency Action Plan (“EAP”). For people in Big Canoe, Cove Lake and Marble Hill area just wanting to know if their property is in the Impact Zone in the event the Petit Dam were to fail, there is a smaller 6 page excerpt that lists the parcels…. […]
The Board recently revealed that repairs to the Dam will run $4.5 Million. FOBC Sources now say this may be closer to $7 Million, and that even more engineering studies (and subsequent work) not previously estimated may be required. A new letter from GA Safe Dams finally puts in writing that the Geosyntec Seismic Study from 1998 was NEVER ACCEPTED by the State, and that as part of the new Permit Requirement for current work, GSD will first require a redo of the Seismic Study… […]
Link to Ms Cross’ longest, most powerful and revealing article of the year. Perhaps of many years. If you are a Big Canoe Property Owner, prepare to have you eyes opened. Might be a good time to sit down and have a glass of wine first. There was so much in this I had to read it several times before I could really wrap my mind around it. Read the full article at her BC Financial Blog Site – https://bcmatters.org […]
Ryan Henderson is a long time resident of Big Canoe, GA. He has operated for years in and around the community as a contractor, sometimes under the business name of Absolutely Custom Outdoors, LLC. He was arrested earlier this year, then immediately released on bond. No public awareness. No followup. A perfect example of our broken court system. Details & Arrest Documents included in article. […]
Work on Lake Petit Dam to be accelerated, including the price tag and expenditure schedules, and as a consequence the POA Board raises monthly assessments by $30; Scott Auer gets caught in another whopper of a Lie; Georgia Safe Dams issues the Big Canoe POA with a compliance report deadline. […]
A review of previously received Georgia Open Records Act (“GORA”) Responses reveals an internal email from the Georgia Safe Dams Primary Engineer requesting Lake Petit Dam Camera & Dive Reports. Seven (7) months later the reports are still not available for review to either Ga Safe Dams, nor the public. What is in the Reports? FOBC Investigates. […]
The 2021 Ballots for the POA Board have been mailed. Recently submitted information has revealed serious conflicts of interest between the Election Committee and Two of the Candidates. Worse, one of the Candidates appears to be DISQUALIFIED from running, which brings back memories of 2019 when a similar situation resulted in the entire Vote being recalled, at great expense and embarrassment to property owners. […]
As publisher of the FOBC Newspaper, I have not only lived in Big Canoe for 22 years, but I am also a rather rare property owner, one that has actually read (and understands) the thousands of pages of governing documents & deeds that legally define the community of Big Canoe. This sometimes gives me a rather unique perspective, and I am going to share some points before this upcoming vote. […]
Ex-Big Canoe Realtor Walt Devault, unexplicably let out on unsupervised Bond for 3 counts of Child Molestation involving a 10 year old girl, has just had a Motion filed to Revoke his Bond for having interactions with 4 young girls at his new residence in S.C. No word on whether sexual misconduct was involved, however Mr Devault was “babysitting” the four girls, ages six (6). eight (8), ten ( 10) and eleven (11). Three Words: Unaccountable Justice System. […]
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