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Beaver Island comprehensive development plan begins with Wade-Trim/Granger, 1988

Also 1988 Beaver Island comprehensive plan · Wade-Trim Granger planning kickoff

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TypeEvent
Date1988-09-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1988-09-08
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Meeting
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Peaine and St. James townships began an island-wide comprehensive development plan in September 1988 with Wade-Trim/Granger. The proposed work covered infrastructure, transport, utilities, housing quality and affordability, economic development, and a property-owner attitude survey.

Evidence limits

The article describes a planned study and kickoff meeting, not a completed plan, adopted zoning, grant award, or construction decision.

Sources

  1. Reports Wade-Trim/Granger of Gaylord as consultant, a project initiation meeting on September 8, planned base mapping, infrastructure and transportation review, housing and economic-development plans, a property-owner attitude survey, and additional public meetings during an estimated eight-month study. 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 · 1988-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twenty-two-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and preserves the plan announcement.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island comprehensive development plan begins with Wade-Trim/Granger, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-comprehensive-development-plan-kickoff-1988/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Comprehensive Development Plan Underway, Beaver Beacon, September 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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