Beaver Island townships adopt a National Flood Insurance Program resolution, 1986

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Event

Date: 1986-04
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governancehydrologyinfrastructurepublic-serviceenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

St. James and Peaine Townships jointly adopted a resolution supporting National Flood Insurance Program eligibility and floodplain-management responsibilities, including recognition of flood, mudslide, and flood-related erosion hazards.

Evidence limits

This is a published resolution, not proof of map completion, enforcement, eligibility approval, or insurance claims.

Sources

Resolution adopted by both townships, Beaver Beacon, May 1986.
Reprints the joint resolution recognizing periodic flooding, mudslides, and flood-related erosion; committing the townships to land-use controls and enforcement; assigning Charlevoix County Building Inspector responsibilities; and agreeing to actions needed for National Flood Insurance Program eligibility. It is a published resolution, not proof of map completion, enforcement, eligibility approval, or insurance claims. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, May 1986, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the joint flood-insurance resolution.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships adopt a National Flood Insurance Program resolution, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-national-flood-insurance-resolution-1986/, accessed [date], citing Resolution adopted by both townships, Beaver Beacon, May 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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