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Revised sand-dune legislation is reported to accommodate Beaver Island concerns, 1989

Also June 1989 Beaver Island sand-dune law outcome

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TypeEvent
Date1989-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1989-06
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Legal proceeding
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Beaver Island
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The June issue reports that revised sand-dune legislation had reached a compromise viewed as protecting Beaver Island’s construction interests while retaining dune-protection tools.

Evidence limits

The article does not provide the enacted text, final zoning amendments, or independent legislative record.

Sources

  1. Reports revised language after island testimony and visits, and says township zoning amendments were expected to implement the new law. 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 · 1989-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. Paired held twenty-two-page issue PDF.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1989-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Revised sand-dune legislation is reported to accommodate Beaver Island concerns, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sand-dune-law-compromise-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Island View Prevails on Sand Dune Law,” Beaver Beacon, June 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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