Name: Charlevoix voters approve a $3.5 million Bridge Park development project supporting Beaver Island ferry facilities
Start: 1994-12
End: 1994-12
Location: Charlevoix

Locator map: Charlevoix highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago — Took place at CharlevoixLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.

Event

Date: 1994-12
Kind: Election
Where: Charlevoix
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationinfrastructuremaritimeeconomygovernancecommunication
Within: Charlevoix

Summary

Charlevoix voters approved a $3.5 million Downtown Development Authority project for Bridge Park, including improved ferry, dock, terminal, parking, and Coast Guard facilities serving the Beaver Island connection. The July 1997 Beacon reports the completed project’s dedication as a $5 million-plus development and says Bridge Park provided a permanent base for the Beaver Island Boat Company and the Coast Guard. Bill McDonough said the new ferry was expected in Charlevoix in the fall.

Evidence limits

The Beacon describes the vote and planned work; it is not a bond record, construction completion report, or independent election canvass.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1995, “$3,500,000 DDA Grant Will Re-do Bridge Park.”
Reports a roughly two-to-one Charlevoix vote for a project including a new dock, driveways and parking, a Beaver Island Boat Company terminal, and Coast Guard dock and access improvements, coordinated with the planned new ferry. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1995-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, January 1995, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Bridge Park project report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1995-01_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1997, “Gala ceremony inaugurates Bridge Park in Charlevoix.”
Reports the dedication of the completed $5 million-plus Bridge Park, its permanent bases for the Beaver Island Boat Company and Coast Guard, and Bill McDonough's statement that the new ferry would arrive in Charlevoix in the fall. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1997-07_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, July 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the Bridge Park dedication report.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix voters approve a $3.5 million Bridge Park development project supporting Beaver Island ferry facilities”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-charlevoix-bridge-park-dda-project-approved-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1995, “$3,500,000 DDA Grant Will Re-do Bridge Park.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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