Name: Peaine Township sets its 1997 millage and discusses roads, crushing, and French Bay
Start: 1997-09-10
End: 1997-09-10
Location: Township of Peaine

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Event

Date: 1997-09-10
Kind: Meeting
Where: Township of Peaine
Carried out by: Peaine Township Board of Trustees
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governanceinfrastructuretransportationconservationcommunication
Within: Township of Peaine

Summary

Peaine Township’s September 10 report records a 1997 levy of 8.4976 mills, changes to the rock-crushing agreement, a planned bid-resolution rewrite, and letters about a proposed French Bay State Park and dust-control work. It also reports Senator North’s draft legislation concerning Highway 66.

Evidence limits

The newspaper’s minutes digest does not replace the township minutes, a levy record, a legislative bill, or proof that the proposed park or road continuation was completed.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, October 1997, “Briefly ... the Minutes,” Peaine Township Regular Board Meeting of 9-10-97.
Reports the 8.4976-mill 1997 levy, a planned rewrite of the bid resolution, approval of changes to the rock-crushing agreement, a BIPOA request for a State Park at French Bay, criticism of dust control, and Senator North’s draft bill to continue Highway 66 to Beaver Island. 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, October 1997, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the September 10 Peaine Township minutes.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Peaine Township sets its 1997 millage and discusses roads, crushing, and French Bay”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-peaine-township-september-10-1997-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1997, “Briefly ... the Minutes,” Peaine Township Regular Board Meeting of 9-10-97. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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