In recent days and weeks, some of you have attempted to identify / accused residents of our community of being The Muckraker.
For the record:
We are the LAST person you would suspect;
We are NOT running for an open POA position, married to someone is, or otherwise involved with a candidate;
We have NEVER been approached by anyone asking us if we are The Muckraker.
You have seen us at The Chapel and we’ve exchanged pleasantries. You’ve also seen us at The Club House, the Postal Facility, on the trails, in the Fitness Center, on the Bocce Courts, and at the IGA.
This website was created to shed light on two specific things – the heavily orchestrated election process within Big Canoe and the antics of one of our Board Members.
Each of our current board members has, at one time or another, professed being a “Fiscal Conservative” and yet we seem to be living in a time of “spend and assess.” This is very similar to the “spend and tax” philosophy of many politicians of a certain party. It must stop; we cannot afford or sustain this philosophy over the long term.
No one can argue that WWW has volunteered many hours at a variety of Big Canoe events and has, we dare say, made more posts on Facebook than any other board member or perhaps all board members combined. Some of the posts are informative; some have threatened to sue Big Canoe; some are edited or altogether removed; some are emotional and accusatory; some are “cut and paste” from other Big Canoe resources / communications; some contradict previous posts he wrote /made . Our point is that posting and volunteering to flip burgers are not the equivalent to a productive, effective POA Board Member.
Our ideal board members are passionate about Big Canoe but not emotional. They are open to listening to different perspectives and ideas but have the discernment to determine what is right for Big Canoe over the long term. They stand by their values and why they were elected rather than flip flopping at a moment’s notice to do what is popular or will make them look good. They hold one another and the leaders of Big Canoe accountable while maintaining a long-term strategic view.
Based upon our knowledge of the four candidates, we believe two are indeed fiscal conservatives who will help to reign in the spending. They have many of the characteristics listed above and, we believe, will focus on preserving / improving all that we love about Big Canoe.
Until next time….
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