https://bigcanoe.news Big Canoe's Only Investigative Newspaper Wed, 06 Nov 2019 22:37:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-mother-canoe/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-mother-canoe/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:16:59 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=2428 In August of this year, the developer contacted the POA regarding the pending land/lot liquidations in order to give them a “heads up.” (1a) Awaiting more details, the board elected to withhold that courtesy from [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-mother-canoe/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-new-directions/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-new-directions/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2019 19:02:23 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=2303 Just when it seems that discussions regarding out of control spending and food and beverage issues seem to be exhausted, new directions taken by management and the board prompt further thoughts from this author. That [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-new-directions/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-we-do-not-know/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-we-do-not-know/#respond Tue, 10 Sep 2019 22:45:14 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=2153 Even though leadership has been unable or unwilling to provide property owners with a reason for the escalating F&B losses, the POA board , as was speculated, (1) is moving forward with a $160,000 redesign [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-we-do-not-know/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-editor-new-avenues-of-concern/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-editor-new-avenues-of-concern/#respond Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:10:22 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=1879 It is commendable that the POA President has sought to “clear the air” in the August edition of Smoke Signals by presenting leadership’s rationale behind several recent decisions. Unfortunately, the narrative regarding the Creek Nine [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-editor-new-avenues-of-concern/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-leaders-words-appear-untrue/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-leaders-words-appear-untrue/#respond Sun, 14 Jul 2019 09:00:05 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=1759 As propaganda continues to be generated around the community by leadership and others in justification of the redesign and/or renovation of our community’s golf courses, there are also a number of valid reasons to delay [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-leaders-words-appear-untrue/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-follow-the-keg/ https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-follow-the-keg/#respond Mon, 08 Jul 2019 14:48:43 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=1736 By now probably everyone, management, leadership and property owners alike, openly acknowledge that Big Canoe food and beverage is stacking up unreasonable and unacceptable losses. What has not been defined is the source of the [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/big-canoe-letter-to-the-editor-follow-the-keg/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-the-editor-financial-woes-of-big-canoe-food-and-beverage/ https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-the-editor-financial-woes-of-big-canoe-food-and-beverage/#respond Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:40:06 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=1589 .....the most obvious source of financial woes presently, continues to be Food and Beverage. F&B losses through April already exceed budget 80k....... With F&B on target to lose 650-750k in 2019, our POA board has determined..... [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-the-editor-financial-woes-of-big-canoe-food-and-beverage/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-followup-to-the-192739-question/ https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-followup-to-the-192739-question/#respond Fri, 10 May 2019 13:46:02 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=1500 What is the $192,739 reduction in equity since year end 2018, and where exactly did it go? This question was asked in my previous editorial, and leadership quickly took the opportunity at the April board [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-followup-to-the-192739-question/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-big-canoe-property-owners-commentary-on-january-2019-financial-results/ https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-big-canoe-property-owners-commentary-on-january-2019-financial-results/#respond Wed, 06 Mar 2019 16:08:58 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=1018 Kudos – to Administration and the Operating Departments for making budget for January 2019. Hopefully this is a trend that will continue throughout the year. Net income for the month represents an improvement of $84k [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-big-canoe-property-owners-commentary-on-january-2019-financial-results/feed/ 0 https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-big-canoe-property-owners-comments-on-fiscal-responsibility-and-transparency/ https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-big-canoe-property-owners-comments-on-fiscal-responsibility-and-transparency/#respond Fri, 15 Feb 2019 01:01:04 +0000 http://bigcanoe.themountainsvoice.com/?p=732 Flashback – Three years ago to February 2016. The Big Canoe Property Owners Association was in the midst of a $9.4 million dollar, 700+acre land purchase deal from the developer subject to property owner vote. [...]]]> https://bigcanoe.news/letter-to-editor-a-big-canoe-property-owners-comments-on-fiscal-responsibility-and-transparency/feed/ 0