Big Canoe Board – Focus on Big Canoe, GA

Big Canoe: “Grandfathered” Covenant Violations? …or Election Interference?

February 27, 2026 editor 0

The POA Just Blew a Hole in Big Canoe’s Residential Covenants — And Their Own Documents Prove It. The Big Canoe Property Owners Association was asked a simple question: Under what authority is a residential […]

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

August 16, 2022 Publisher 0

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

April 24, 2022 Publisher 0

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: Reviewing the Recent Actions of Three (3) Community Leaders

June 8, 2021 Publisher 0

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)

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Big Canoe Lake Disharoon: More Hidden Information Surfaces

May 14, 2021 Publisher 0

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.

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Big Canoe: If Lake Petit Dam Fails, Who Is Legally Responsible? Details of sudden need for Engineering Study?

August 12, 2020 Publisher 0

Lake Petit Dam, located in Pickens County Georgia, was completed in 1972. The Permitted & Listed Owner of the Dam is currently shown to be the Big Canoe Corporation. An emergency inspection of the dam was just scheduled due to unexplained seepage.

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

April 8, 2020 Publisher Comments Off

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: How to disgracefully USE the Sheriff’s Dept in a “Dial-A-Prop” Scam

December 1, 2019 Publisher 0

Over a year ago, I began investigating the 2016 Land Deal, and other matters in Big Canoe. Immediately I started getting very serious pushback from the Big Canoe Board of Directors, led by Phil Anderson at the time. They began developing this narrative that I was a “Terrorist” that was threatening

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Big Canoe: Did the Developer, POA & Pickens County Tax Appraiser Collude to Defraud Property Owners?

August 20, 2019 Publisher 0

Last week this Newspaper reported on some questionable activity involving the initial valuation of properties in “The Bluffs” neighborhood in Big Canoe, GA. If there was impropriety that involved Property Value Manipulation – it would […]

Dudley Devore says, We have authority to raise Assessments to over $700+ per month

November 9, 2018 Publisher 0

I started my day on Thursday with POA Board Member Dudley Devore. He was in my Planning Focus Group. He sat up at the front of the room with “Skip” of Chambers Consulting. Chambers Consulting […]