Name: Beaver Island school bond issue passes for planned enlargement, 1966
Start: 1966-01-10
End: 1966-01-10
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1966-01-10
Kind: Election
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationgovernanceconstructioncommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On January 10, 1966, Beaver Island voters approved a school bond issue by a 46-to-2 vote. The January Beaver Beacon says the $62,000 plan would add two classrooms and a multipurpose room and remodel existing space for the high school.

Evidence and limits

The newspaper describes the vote and the proposed scope. Its statement that construction was hoped for that summer records an intention, not proof of the bond’s legal terms, financing, or completed work.

Open questions

Where are the bond resolution, architectural plans, and final project costs?
How did the proposed spaces compare with the addition reported later in 1966?

Sources

Beaver Beacon, January 1966, “B. I. School to Be Enlarged.”
Reports a 46-to-2 vote in favor of a $62,000 bond issue for two classrooms and a multipurpose room, with remodeling for the high school. It says construction was hoped for that summer; it is not a bond resolution, architectural plan, or completion record.
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Beaver Beacon, January 1966, held issue PDF, source scan.
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.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school bond issue passes for planned enlargement, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-bond-election-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1966, “B. I. School to Be Enlarged.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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