- Date
- 1996-10
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governanceinfrastructurecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Fred Haubold’s October 1996 letter criticized the planning and budgeting of Font Lake Park, citing the reported $30,000 combination of State, Central Michigan University, and Peaine Township support and objecting to the site’s views, brush pile, wetland work, and facilities. The Beacon said Township Supervisor Joan Petrak was offered space to respond and declined.
Evidence limits
This is a signed critical opinion, not an independent project audit, engineering review, or complete park-accounting record.
Sources
- Critiques Font Lake Park’s reported $30,000 funding mix, pavilion, picnic tables, outhouse, brush pile, wetland boardwalk, and setting, and characterizes the project as wasteful; the Beacon says Joan Petrak declined an offered response. 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 · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the signed park critique and editorial note.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fred Haubold critiques Font Lake Park planning and spending in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-font-lake-park-critique-letter-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1996, “To The Editor” letter by Fred Haubold. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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