https://bigcanoe.news Big Canoe's Only Investigative Newspaper Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:16:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-grandfathered-covenant-violations-or-election-interference/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-grandfathered-covenant-violations-or-election-interference/#respond Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:37:39 +0000 https://bigcanoe.news/?p=54788 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 [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-grandfathered-covenant-violations-or-election-interference/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-president-amy-tropfenbaums-conflict-of-interest-caught-again/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-president-amy-tropfenbaums-conflict-of-interest-caught-again/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2022 19:54:59 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=53404 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. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-president-amy-tropfenbaums-conflict-of-interest-caught-again/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-chimneys-renovation-unreported-conflict-of-interest/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-chimneys-renovation-unreported-conflict-of-interest/#respond Sun, 24 Apr 2022 16:37:00 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=53192 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. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-chimneys-renovation-unreported-conflict-of-interest/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-reviewing-the-recent-actions-of-three-3-community-leaders/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-reviewing-the-recent-actions-of-three-3-community-leaders/#respond Tue, 08 Jun 2021 20:08:23 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=52490 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) [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-reviewing-the-recent-actions-of-three-3-community-leaders/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-lake-disharoon-more-hidden-information-surfaces/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-lake-disharoon-more-hidden-information-surfaces/#respond Fri, 14 May 2021 15:49:32 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=52332 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. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-lake-disharoon-more-hidden-information-surfaces/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-if-lake-petit-dam-fails-who-is-legally-responsible-details-of-sudden-need-for-engineering-study/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-if-lake-petit-dam-fails-who-is-legally-responsible-details-of-sudden-need-for-engineering-study/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2020 01:34:45 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=7880 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. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-if-lake-petit-dam-fails-who-is-legally-responsible-details-of-sudden-need-for-engineering-study/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-price-gouging-in-a-pandemic-why-residents-shouldnt-be-surprised/ Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:44:13 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=3266 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.... [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-how-to-disgracefully-use-the-sheriffs-dept-in-a-dial-a-prop-scam/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-how-to-disgracefully-use-the-sheriffs-dept-in-a-dial-a-prop-scam/#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2019 19:25:04 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=2794 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 [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-how-to-disgracefully-use-the-sheriffs-dept-in-a-dial-a-prop-scam/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-did-the-developer-poa-pickens-county-tax-appraiser-collude-to-defraud-property-owners/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-did-the-developer-poa-pickens-county-tax-appraiser-collude-to-defraud-property-owners/#respond Wed, 21 Aug 2019 02:49:31 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=1959 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 [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-did-the-developer-poa-pickens-county-tax-appraiser-collude-to-defraud-property-owners/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/dudley-devore-says-we-have-authority-to-raise-assesments-to-over-700-per-month/ https://bigcanoe.news/dudley-devore-says-we-have-authority-to-raise-assesments-to-over-700-per-month/#respond Fri, 09 Nov 2018 17:33:07 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=612 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 [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/dudley-devore-says-we-have-authority-to-raise-assesments-to-over-700-per-month/feed/ 0