- Dates
- 2002-09 – 2002-10
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationgovernancemaritimecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 2002 Beaver Beacon describes a dispute between the Beaver Island Transportation Authority and Beaver Island Boat Company over a revised state-required operating contract, fare allocation, schedule and rate control, and the authority’s relationship to ferry assets. The township postponed a decision on changing BITA’s structure while negotiations continued.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of contested positions, not the contract text, state directive, litigation record, or final operating agreement.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “BITA vs. BIBCO.”Describes conflict over a revised state-required operating contract, proposed BITA control over fares and schedules, a proposed 25% passenger-fare share, ferry assets, and public pressure; Don Vyse postponed a structural decision while negotiations continued. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the BITA/BIBCO report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2002-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “BITA and Beaver Island Boat Company dispute ferry contract terms and operating authority in 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bita-bibco-ferry-contract-dispute-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2002, “BITA vs. BIBCO.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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