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Beaver Island debates a subsidized public bus service in 1994

Also 1994 Beaver Island bus-service proposal

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TypeEvent
Date1994-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1994-07
Kind
Transportation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The July Beacon revisited Beaver Island’s long-running public-bus votes and suggested service models better suited to residents, visitors, shopping, and special transportation needs.

Evidence limits

This is an editorial and policy discussion, not a service launch, ridership record, or operating budget.

Sources

  1. Reviews ten years of votes and payments for a state-subsidized 15-passenger bus and discusses Dial-A-Ride, group, shopping, package, and visitor transportation models. 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 · 1994-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the bus-service discussion.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island debates a subsidized public bus service in 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-public-bus-service-proposal-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1994, “Take the Bus ... Leave the Driving to Us!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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