Editorial Archives - Focus on Big Canoe, GA

Big Canoe: Trademarks, Websites, and New Businesses

Publisher — Sat, 31 May 2025 17:19:18 +0000

The Mountains Voice, which is the parent of FOBC, and is operated by long time Property Owner David Hopkins, has been amassing a large portfolio of “BigCanoe” websites and Facebook Sites since as far back [...]

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Big Canoe Trademark: Lawsuit Notice Given And Other Updates

Publisher — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 04:12:03 +0000

This is the hottest topic I have seen in quite some time for Big Canoe Property Owners. FOBC has been inundated with new source information, and the outrage seems to be coming from all levels within the community. Here are some new facts, and some Big Breaking News...

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Big Canoe POA Unilaterally Explores Changing Community Name!

Publisher — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 17:59:08 +0000

I just received my "POA Eblast" regarding the Trademark issues, and am once again just confounded with the clueless POA leadership that this Community has. I can't believe we are seriously still dealing with the Trademark issue, or that the concept of us changing our Community Name (a 50+ year recognizable real estate brand that helps to uphold our property values!) is being openly discussed in serious fashion.

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Big Canoe Fires vs L.A. Fires (Alarming Similarities)

Publisher — Sat, 18 Jan 2025 17:54:08 +0000

The L.A. fires have shined a light on many similarities we see here in Big Canoe, GA. Leadership has mismanaged our finances leaving us ill prepared to deal with any new emergencies or needed projects... and no issue is more serious than the Real Risk of a Wildfire in Big Canoe.

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Big Canoe POA President Amy Tropfenbaum’s Conflict of Interest – Caught Again

Publisher — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:54:59 +0000

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.

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Big Canoe: Chimney’s Renovation; Unreported Conflict of Interest

Publisher — Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:37:00 +0000

Before I begin the bulk of this Editorial, I want to bring the Community attention to two (2) recent articles on the BCMatters.org website. The articles (linked) speak for themselves, but FOBC feels the need to weigh in and share some additional, previously undisclosed information that is highly relevant to the Chimneys Project.

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Big Canoe: Price Gouging In a Pandemic – Why Residents shouldn’t be Surprised

Publisher — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:44:13 +0000

For this Article we are going to compare "Pickup Beer Pricing" between: Big Canoe Clubhouse (BCC) Vs. The Foothills Market (IGA), but first I want to set the Idealogical Stage for why this is an important story....

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Big Canoe ~ Let’s Talk Golf!!!

Publisher — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 16:10:56 +0000

I am proposing we phase out 9 Holes of Golf, and move from a 27 Hole Golf Course Model to an 18 Hole Golf Course Model. That extra land that 9 Holes sits on gives [...]

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Big Canoe Newspaper “The Smoke Screen” Disgraces Journalism, and Fails Property Owners

Publisher — Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:41:40 +0000

I want to talk about the primary local Newspaper and Business Advertising Venue, the Big Canoe Smoke Signals, or as I refer to them, the Smoke Screen Newspaper. This glorified marketing tabloid, whose sole reason [...]

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