We need to reach the apathetic masses, including those who are absentee owners. This current board along with the economy is driving many people out of Big Canoe.

There are more properties for sale now than ever in the history of Big Canoe. Most are re-sales.

If Bill Byrne is smart enough to suspend his Potts Mountain effort because of economic and market conditions why should the POA board not take such economic pressures into consideration?

It makes no sense to take on a pile of major capital projects at a time when our funding base might actually be eroding. I do not know the numbers but there are also more houses in foreclosure in Big Canoe than ever in history. Financially strapped owners do not pay their bills.

While I appreciate the needs as well as the enthusiasm of the current board members, I also think we need some wisdom and caution in these decisions. It is not noteworthy nor is it praiseworthy that we went from a clubhouse that was originally slated at 4 million and now is likely to push 12 million.

I fear the seat of pants project management style without bids and adequate planning and change management will be the rule rather than the exception with the proposed capital projects.

As long as the money continues to flow, the board seems prone to spend it faster than it comes in. I would like to see Big Canoe POA set an example as a fiscally responsible organization rather than the perception of the “I don’t care idle rich!”