Name: Beaver Island township supervisors ask Congress and the Coast Guard to preserve cutter support, 2002
Start: 2002-05-09
End: 2002-05-09
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 2002-05-09
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Township of Saint James · Township of Peaine
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: emergency-managementtransportationmaritimepublic-servicecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On May 9, 2002, St. James and Peaine Township supervisors asked congressional and Coast Guard officials to account for Beaver Island’s emergency needs before the USCG Acacia left Charlevoix. They emphasized the Island’s lack of nearby mutual aid, past Coast Guard assistance, and search-and-rescue dependence.

Evidence limits

The letter records a local appeal and the reported replacement plan, not the Coast Guard’s final basing decision or later service pattern.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 2002, “O’er The Waves,” St. James Township letter dated May 9, 2002.
Prints Donald Vyse and John Works’ appeal to Representative Bart Stupak and Rear Admiral James Hull after learning that USCG Acacia would leave Charlevoix without replacement; the letter cites the Island’s remoteness, lack of adjacent mutual aid, heating-fuel assistance, and search-and-rescue needs. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 2002, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the township letter.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island township supervisors ask Congress and the Coast Guard to preserve cutter support, 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-acacia-replacement-letter-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2002, “O’er The Waves,” St. James Township letter dated May 9, 2002. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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