Name: Charlevoix County approves purchase of former Arnold lumber building, 2016
Start: 2016-03-30
End: 2016-03-30
Location: Beaver Island

Charlevoix County approves purchase of former Arnold lumber building, 2016

Also Charlevoix County Arnold Lumber building purchase 2016 · Beaver Island county services facility purchase 2016

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TypeEvent

Date2016-03-30

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2016-03-30
Kind: Property acquisition
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: organization/charlevoix-county
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governanceinfrastructurepublic-servicestransportation
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On March 30, 2016, Charlevoix County reportedly approved a roughly $305,000 purchase of the former Arnold lumber building on Beaver Island for shared Road Commission, sheriff’s-office, and transit functions, with possible holding cells.

Evidence limits

The forum reproduces a newspaper report rather than the county’s underlying record. County minutes, purchase documents, and final occupancy should control the acquisition and use details.

Sources

Jordan Spence, Petoskey News report reproduced as “Interesting Article,” Beaver Island Forum, April 1, 2016.
The reproduced report said the County Board of Commissioners approved a roughly $305,000 capital-fund purchase of the Arnold lumber building, intended to house Road Commission equipment, the sheriff’s office, and transit, with possible holding cells. The forum is a secondary reproduction; county minutes, purchase documents, and final occupancy should control.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Charlevoix County approves purchase of former Arnold lumber building, 2016”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-county-arnold-lumber-property-purchase-2016/, accessed [date], citing Jordan Spence, Petoskey News report reproduced as “Interesting Article,” Beaver Island Forum, April 1, 2016..

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