- Date
- 1961-12
- Kind
- Legal proceeding
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governanceeconomycommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 1961 Beaver Beacon reported State Tax Commission valuation increases for Beaver Island: St. James Township from $446,000 to $534,000 and Peaine Township from $228,455 to $510,765.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper-reported aggregate valuations, not parcel assessments or a tax-rate calculation. The underlying roll and Commission action are not held here.
Sources
- Reports that Beaver Island property owners would receive tax statements after a State of Michigan Tax Commission valuation increase. It gives St. James Township as $446,000 the prior year and $534,000 for the current year, and Peaine Township as $228,455 prior and $510,765 current. It does not provide the assessment roll, millage, parcel-level values, or the Commission order.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1961-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “State tax valuation increases are reported for Beaver Island townships, 1961”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-property-tax-valuation-increase-1961/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Ouch!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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