- Date
- 1996-08
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancepublic-servicecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In a signed August 1996 letter, Deirdre and Tom Toeller-Novak argued that Beaver Island taxes were a “blessing” because they supported services and institutions they valued, including the Medical Center, school, transfer station, roads, Boat Company, conservation work, emergency services, library, Historical Society, and Central Michigan University cooperation. They wrote as part-time residents who relied on year-round residents to guide the Island’s future.
Evidence limits
This is an opinion letter and first-person account, not an independent fiscal analysis or a complete inventory of township-funded services.
Sources
- Deirdre and Tom Toeller-Novak thank year-round residents and describe their support for taxes that fund the Medical Center, school, transfer station, roads, Boat Company, electricity, conservation, emergency services, library, Historical Society, and Central Michigan University cooperation. 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 · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the signed letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Deirdre and Tom Toeller-Novak praise Beaver Island services in a 1996 tax letter”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-island-taxes-letter-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1996, “Island Taxes — Burden or Blessing?” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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