The respect is rising in Big Canoe and Bullying is on the decline.
If you’ve ever tried to talk about real community issues in Big Canoe on Facebook, chances are you’ve noticed a pattern.
On groups like Neighbor to Neighbor, conversations critical of the POA are often rejected or vanish. Posts are quietly deleted. Comments disappear. And when someone tries to raise a fair question or concern, the response is rarely a thoughtful answer — more often, it’s a personal attack.
The message is clear: don’t question, just comply.
This isn’t healthy. And it’s not what a strong community like ours looks like.
Here’s what we’ve seen:
- The same 10–20 people attempting to dominate these conversations, often deflecting from issues and turning discussions into personal attacks.
- Many of them have ties to the POA — as past board members, close friends, or family. With their supporters repeating the misleading claims and labeling and attacking others.
- But here’s what’s changed — the community is watching and starting to really communicate. And more property owners and residents are noticing:
- These “usual voices” are getting fewer likes.
- Their mean comments are getting less traction.
- And more residents are quietly tuning in, asking questions, and thinking for themselves.
Much has changed for the positive since our May 30th post.
We don’t need to be afraid and we need to be honest about the kind of leadership our community deserves. We should not be electing people simply because they are our neighbors or friends. We need leaders with the skills, experience, and independence to guide a community of this size and complexity. Good intentions are not enough. Big Canoe deserves qualified leadership that puts the interests of the entire community first.
It’s important to say this clearly: asking questions doesn’t mean we’re “against the community.” In fact, it’s the opposite.
We love Big Canoe. That’s why we speak up. That’s why we share ideas, raise concerns, and hold elected leaders accountable — not to divide, but to protect what makes our community special. (Let’s not forget our leadership recently lost our brand name and BigCanoe.com and our Board voted unanimously and quickly to rebrand us.)
We believe in transparency. And we believe that honest dialogue should never be silenced, censored, or ridiculed.
More and more neighbors are joining a new kind of conversation — one that welcomes diverse voices, values facts over protectionism, favoritism, and puts the good of the whole community first.
Let’s keep moving in that positive direction.
With Respect, A Growing Group of Concerned Property Owners & Residents
