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Beaver Island townships authorize airport-protection property acquisition, 2010

Also Beaver Island airport runway protection property acquisition, 2010

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TypeEvent
Date2010-03-16
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2010-03-16
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Property transfer
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

On March 16, 2010, the St. James and Peaine Township boards unanimously passed a revised resolution authorizing acquisition of about 22 acres west of the municipal airport through negotiation or, if necessary, eminent domain. The reported purpose was to address the FAA runway-protection-zone requirements.

Evidence limits

The Beacon records the resolution and proposed process, not a completed deed, appraisal, settlement, or condemnation proceeding.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2010, "Joint Meeting."
    Reports the March 16 joint township meeting and unanimous resolution to pursue acquisition of about 22 acres west of the municipal airport by negotiation or eminent domain if necessary. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the joint-meeting report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships authorize airport-protection property acquisition, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-airport-property-acquisition-resolution-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2010, "Joint Meeting." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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