APRIL 2020 SMOKE SIGNALS | NEWS 1 A Honored as a newspaper of General Excellence 2019 APRIL 2020 | | VOL XXXII NO. 4 | www.smokesignalsnews.com SmokeNews and views from Big CanoeSignals and around North Georgia POA Town Hall live-streamed from homes; governance with social distancing due to COVID-19 BY BARBARA SCHNEIDER generated by the pandemic the board is be met by UIG. The POA and UIG also
[email protected] deferring non-emergency expenses. “We agreed—based on capital improvements will continue to plan for the Creek Golf and operating costs incurred in 2019—to he March 28 POA Town Hall Course and Capital Contribution Fee but an increase to rates in order to achieve the meeting—live streamed from will not ask for a vote until the pandemic stated 12 percent return per the Service home offices and living rooms to is over,” he said. “There’s a tentative vote Level and Operating Agreement. T 290 property owners’ computers for Creek [golf course] scheduled for June “When the sale of the Big Canoe Util- wherever they might be—was a far cry 2020 but we will wait and see where we ities Company was finalized in April 2018, from past events in the Big Canoe Chapel; are by then.” we expected the deferred rate increase to the usual site for these events. But the Utilities of Georgia be north of 30 percent,” said Aaron Accar- changed venue didn’t deter property own- plans rate hike in May do, UIG president. “UIG was able to come er involvement or lessen the importance of UIG announced a 27.96 percent in under that with a 27.8 percent increase.” topics covered, starting with COVID-19.