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Beaver Island Chamber explores the Dockside Market building for community use, 1993

Also 1993 Dockside Market community center proposal

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TypeEvent
Date1993-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1993-03
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Announcement
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Chamber explored purchasing and renovating the Dockside Market Building as a possible community center in March 1993, while reporting ongoing groundwater-contamination monitoring and grant efforts.

Evidence limits

This is a proposal and negotiation report, not a purchase, remediation, renovation, grant award, or operating facility.

Sources

  1. Reports negotiations with state officials and private parties, DNR groundwater-contamination monitoring, grant efforts, and a proposed renovated center for rent, concerts, instruction, and community activities. 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 · 1993-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held twelve-page issue scan confirms the Dockside Market proposal.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the June 4 update meeting of more than 35 Islanders, cleanup of contaminated soil, possible bank financing, purchase and rehabilitation of the old store, tenant planning, and community input for a future center. 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 · 1993-06_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the June Dockside Center update.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1993-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Chamber explores the Dockside Market building for community use, 1993”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-dockside-market-community-center-proposal-1993/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1993, “DOCKSIDE MARKET BUILDING RECEIVES ATTENTION; POSSIBLE COMMUNITY CENTER.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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