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St. James and Peaine townships discuss landfill closure and a transfer station, 1989

Also Joint township landfill meeting September 5 1989

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TypeEvent
Date1989-09-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1989-09-05
Kind
Meeting
Where
place/peaine-township
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governanceenvironmentland-useeconomycommunitycommunication
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Beaver Island

Summary

The joint St. James–Peaine meeting on September 5, 1989, considered closure of the nonlicensed island dump and alternatives including a transfer station, licensed landfill, or small incinerator. The report records state grant timing, local matching funds, and recycling as part of any selected program.

Evidence limits

This is a meeting report and options discussion. It does not by itself prove that a particular facility, grant, or closure plan was completed.

Sources

  1. Reports discussion of dump closure, a transfer-station application, licensed-landfill and incinerator alternatives, state funding, and recycling. 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 · 1989-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-four-page October issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-10_Beaver-Beacon

Added 4 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James and Peaine townships discuss landfill closure and a transfer station, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-joint-township-waste-meeting-september-5-1989/, accessed [date], citing “St. James and Peaine Townships Joint Meeting,” Beaver Beacon, October 27, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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