- Date
- circa 1974-02
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Jim Janda (advocate)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcaregovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The February 1974 Beaver Beacon reports that Jim Janda pursued an island-based emergency plane through the Civil Defense Committee and that the Charlevoix County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the acquisition and related costs. The plan drew opposition from a local charter service, while the article pointed to five helicopter evacuations during the preceding year.
Evidence and limits
The article records a proposal and reported approval, not a purchase receipt, aircraft registry, or completed operating program. The source’s printed dollar figure is preserved as transcribed, including the OCR ambiguity in the larger approved expenditure.
See also
Sources
- Reports Jim Janda checking through the Civil Defense Committee for an island-based emergency plane, a plane available to Charlevoix County for $1,600 including one year of insurance, and unanimous County Board approval of an expenditure printed as $4,00.00 in the OCR. It also reports opposition from a local charter service and says five emergency evacuations had used Coast Guard helicopters in the previous twelve months. The notice does not identify the plane, establish purchase completion, or provide County minutes.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Approval and opposition to Beaver Island emergency aircraft, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/approval-of-beaver-island-emergency-aircraft-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1974, “Emergency Island Plane.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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