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Paradise Bay Harbor Club acknowledges St. James zoning approval in 1998

Also Paradise Bay Harbor Club 1998 zoning permit

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TypeEvent
Date1998-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1998-03
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Announcement
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Summary

The March 1998 Beaver Beacon printed the Albin family’s letter thanking the St. James Township Planning Commission for issuing a zoning permit for the Paradise Bay Harbor Club. The letter describes the undertaking as officially underway and the project’s work as beginning.

Evidence limits

This is a signed newspaper acknowledgment, not the zoning permit, site plan, parcel record, construction record, or proof of completion.

Sources

  1. The letter thanks the St. James Township Planning Commission for its patience and diligence in issuing a zoning permit and thanks island friends and neighbors for supporting the undertaking; it says the project was officially underway and that the real work was beginning. 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 · 1998-03_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the signed Paradise Bay Harbor Club letter.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-03_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the Paradise Bay Harbor Club as in final pre-construction after health, road, zoning, soil-boring, storm-water, soil-erosion, temporary-electricity, and blueprint/code steps, while stating that permits, drawings, and approvals remained in progress before a grand opening. 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 · 1998-08_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held issue scan confirms the Paradise Bay Harbor Club pre-construction update.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-08_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Paradise Bay Harbor Club acknowledges St. James zoning approval in 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-paradise-bay-harbor-club-zoning-1998/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1998, “To The Editor” letter from the Albin family concerning Paradise Bay Harbor Club. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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