- Date
- 2003-12-15
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunicationenergygovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On December 15, 2003, the CCG argued that fuel oil could reduce Health Center heating costs and posed safety and efficiency questions. BIRHC replied that propane had been selected after months of review, bids, supply considerations, and a Great Lakes Energy gas-line offer.
Evidence limits
The entry presents both organizations’ published positions and is not an independent energy-cost or safety analysis.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2004, “Letters to the Editor: Heating the new Health Center”.Publishes the CCG’s fuel-oil proposal and BIRHC’s response defending propane based on supply, bids, installation, and a one-year review agreement. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the January 2004 exchange.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-01_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “CCG and BIRHC debate propane versus fuel oil for the new Health Center”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-ccg-birhc-heating-fuel-letter-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2004, “Letters to the Editor: Heating the new Health Center”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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