- Dates
- 2009-02-09 – 2009-02-16
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationgovernmentcommunicationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Beaver Islanders and Island organizations protested proposed Charlevoix Airport revenue increases: a $1 passenger surcharge and higher parking fees. The report describes phone calls, letters, more than 65 mailed responses, and a delegation at the February 16 meeting. Charlevoix passed its budget as drafted, while FAA approval and possible township action remained unresolved.
Evidence limits
The article does not establish the surcharge’s final approval, collection, legal mechanism, or effect on Beaver Island travel.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- The forum reproduced the Courier report and hosted discussion of a proposed $1 passenger charge, parking fees, and possible effects on island travel. It is a secondary reproduction and community response; the city budget and airport records remain stronger evidence for final action.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001471
- Island Airways first-party post reports its meeting with Charlevoix officials and proposed alternatives to passenger and parking-fee increases, including a planned town-hall process. It documents an advocacy and negotiation position, not the city's final fee action.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001486
- A forum participant posted a table showing reported old and new Charlevoix Airport parking rates effective April 1, 2009, including day, overnight, weekly, monthly, six-month, and annual permits. The table is community-transcribed and not an official city tariff; it supplies context for the fee dispute but should not control exact legal rates.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 01 · t001556
- Beaver Beacon, March 2009, "Charlevoix's Dollar Beaver Island Toll."Reports Island calls, letters, mail, organizational opposition, and attendance at the February 16 Charlevoix meeting concerning a proposed $1 passenger surcharge and higher parking fees. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the protest and budget report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Islanders protest proposed Charlevoix Airport passenger surcharge, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charlevoix-airport-toll-protest-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Courier Reports Charlevoix to Consider $1.00 Flight Tax,” February 10–21, 2009. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).
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