- Dates
- 2011-04 – 2011-07
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- infrastructurewater-qualitygovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 2011 Beacon reports discussion of a specialist repair for three municipal septic-system tanks. The June issue reports that the St. James Board approved moving forward with the $59,867 contractor bid; interest over ten years would bring the total to $74,775, paid in forty quarterly installments of about $1,870. The July issue reports that repairs were underway, with fees scheduled to rise to $24 per unit per month and quarterly payments beginning in September.
Evidence limits
The July account still does not confirm completed repairs, final costs, or a later engineering finding.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, May 2011, "News from the Townships."Reports a proposed repair of two holding tanks and one dosing tank at an estimated cost of about $60,000, with discussion of sulfate-related concrete deterioration, a ten-year bond, and increased user charges. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the septic-system report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, June 2011, "News from the Townships."Reports the $59,867 contractor bid, $74,775 ten-year total with interest, forty quarterly payments of about $1,870, and the St. James Board approval to move forward. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the approved project and financing figures.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, July 2011, "News from the Townships."Reports that the tank tops were badly eaten but undamaged below the water line, repairs were underway, quarterly payments would begin in September, user fees would rise from $14 to $24 per unit per month, and 80 of the designed 110 units were in use. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the repair and fee update.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island considers repairs to the municipal septic system”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-municipal-septic-tank-repair-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 2011, "News from the Townships." (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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