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. […]
FOBC gets most of its information on Lake Petit Dam from Georgia Open Records Requests (GORA). Property Owners get most of their information from Scott Auer and the Big Canoe Board of Directors, who get their information from our current Engineer, Goesyntec. What I am about to announce is Very Bad News. […]
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… […]
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. […]
We have Three (3) Community Leaders whose recent actions demand review. They are as follows: (1) Candace Robertson (POA Board President); (2) Vincent Walsh (Chairman of the Risk & Audit Committee); (3) Scott Auer (General Manager) […]
Ga Safe Dams just issued a Non-Compliance Letter dated May 20, 2021 (5 Pg Pdf) to the Big Canoe Property Owners Association. This same day in the May 20 Board Meeting, General Manager Scott Auer was asked about the letter. His response is below…. […]
While an update article highliting the increasing severity of the threat looming at Lake Petit is still being prepared, one recently received internal email document regarding Lake Disharoon really stood out, and is now being released publicly. It contains information not previously shared with Big Canoe Property Owners by Management. […]
When our family heard that the Swim Club Lake had been drained, my wife thought it would be a nice educational experience to take the kids to see what it looked like. My eight year old daughter’s initial reaction was to ask what had happened to the fish and tadpoles….. They died. The lake was drained in rapid and uncontrolled fashion. […]
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