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Beaver Island Association asks townships to reconsider NREC decommissioning

Also Beaver Island Association March 2011 NREC letter

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Date2011-03
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Summary

In a March 2011 letter, the Beaver Island Association criticized the recent decommissioning of the Natural Resources and Ecotourism Commission (NREC). It argued that the commission’s planning work fit its charter and asked the township boards to reconsider and recommission it.

Evidence limits

This article records the Association’s published position, not an independent finding that the NREC acted within its charter or a later township decision.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, March 2011, "Letter to the Community – March 2011."
    The Beaver Island Association argues that NREC activities were within its charter, supports comprehensive natural-resource planning, and asks the township boards to reconsider and recommission the commission. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the Association letter and its published position.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-03_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Association asks townships to reconsider NREC decommissioning”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-association-asks-townships-to-reconsider-nrec-decommissioning-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2011, "Letter to the Community – March 2011." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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