https://bigcanoe.news Big Canoe's Only Investigative Newspaper Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:05:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoes-covenant-collapse-why-the-board-is-giving-the-largest-voting-bloc-a-free-pass/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoes-covenant-collapse-why-the-board-is-giving-the-largest-voting-bloc-a-free-pass/#respond Sat, 21 Mar 2026 02:43:04 +0000 https://bigcanoe.news/?p=54806 The POA’s Attorney just responded and admitted in writing that the Board knows about a multi-year covenant violation regarding Petit Crest Villas but refuses to act ; and that the Association possesses no board resolutions, [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoes-covenant-collapse-why-the-board-is-giving-the-largest-voting-bloc-a-free-pass/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-was-the-2025-poa-director-election-taken-from-j-cornelius/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-was-the-2025-poa-director-election-taken-from-j-cornelius/#respond Fri, 06 Feb 2026 18:50:49 +0000 https://bigcanoe.news/?p=54777 For the first time in Big Canoe’s more than 50-year history, the November 2025 Board of Directors election failed to meet quorum. What followed was even more unusual: rather than following established Election Committee guidance, [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-was-the-2025-poa-director-election-taken-from-j-cornelius/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-property-owner-puts-the-poa-and-its-attorney-on-notice/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-property-owner-puts-the-poa-and-its-attorney-on-notice/#respond Mon, 19 Jan 2026 01:24:54 +0000 https://bigcanoe.news/?p=54754 Questions the Community Can’t Un-See, or Ignore Earlier this week, a Big Canoe property owner formally challenged the Property Owners Association — and its attorney — over what appears to be a clear violation of [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-property-owner-puts-the-poa-and-its-attorney-on-notice/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-developers-ties-to-election-chair-littleton-exposed/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-developers-ties-to-election-chair-littleton-exposed/#respond Sun, 24 Aug 2025 18:38:39 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=54645 An unfolding election controversy in Big Canoe raises serious concerns over non-resident control—Election Chair Littleton’s tenuous community ties and potential developer influence now cast a long shadow on the 2025 vote’s integrity. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-developers-ties-to-election-chair-littleton-exposed/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/how-big-canoes-election-committee-is-tilting-the-2025-board-race-and-why-every-property-owner-should-care/ https://bigcanoe.news/how-big-canoes-election-committee-is-tilting-the-2025-board-race-and-why-every-property-owner-should-care/#respond Tue, 19 Aug 2025 18:33:08 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=54630 In a fair game, the referee enforces the same rules for everyone. In Big Canoe’s 2025 election, the Election Committee has stepped onto the field as both referee and player—throwing flags at one candidate while the others stand by, silent beneficiaries. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/how-big-canoes-election-committee-is-tilting-the-2025-board-race-and-why-every-property-owner-should-care/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-primary-election-practical-guide-to-the-4-vote-ballot/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-primary-election-practical-guide-to-the-4-vote-ballot/#respond Fri, 15 Aug 2025 20:38:29 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=54623 Purpose: To help every property owner understand how the “four votes per voter” primary really works and what simple steps maximize the impact of your choice. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-primary-election-practical-guide-to-the-4-vote-ballot/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-why-are-we-still-not-allowed-to-see-the-vote-counts-property-owner-demands-answers/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-why-are-we-still-not-allowed-to-see-the-vote-counts-property-owner-demands-answers/#respond Sat, 02 Aug 2025 15:31:32 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=54597 Despite repeated claims by the Big Canoe Property Owners Association (POA) that it values transparency, one key element of community governance remains completely hidden from the very people who fund and live under it: the actual candidate vote totals from POA Board of Directors elections. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-why-are-we-still-not-allowed-to-see-the-vote-counts-property-owner-demands-answers/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-election-candidate-disqualification-conflicts-of-interest/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-election-candidate-disqualification-conflicts-of-interest/#respond Wed, 10 Nov 2021 22:02:33 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=52779 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. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-election-candidate-disqualification-conflicts-of-interest/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-overview-of-the-proposed-changes-to-by-laws/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-overview-of-the-proposed-changes-to-by-laws/#respond Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:26:44 +0000 https://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=52740 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. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-overview-of-the-proposed-changes-to-by-laws/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-again-fails-to-legally-comply-with-voter-meeting-law/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-again-fails-to-legally-comply-with-voter-meeting-law/#respond Thu, 03 Dec 2020 13:39:43 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=24586 The following is the Intro Summary of a 6 Page Legal DEMAND Letter that has been sent via email to the POA. I have tried to capture the essence of the DEMAND in the brief summary. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-poa-again-fails-to-legally-comply-with-voter-meeting-law/feed/ 0