Event
- Date
- 1991-12-03
- Kind
- Election
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Community School
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- educationgovernanceinfrastructurecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Community School announced a December 3, 1991 bond election for a fifteen-year, approximately $900,000 expansion including classrooms and a full gym.
Kitty McNamara’s October 15 letter to the editor urged voters to support the proposal, citing community support, school capacity, and future student needs.
Evidence limits
This is a proposal and election notice, not a vote result, bond issuance, or completed construction record.
Sources
- Announces a December 3 election for a fifteen-year bond to fund three classrooms, a full gym, seating, lunch tables, lockers, and showers, with an estimated $900,000 project cost and capacity for 120 students. 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 · 1991-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page issue scan confirms the bond-election notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Publishes Kitty McNamara’s October 15 letter supporting the December 3 bond proposal, arguing that school expansion would improve space, programs, and student preparation; it is an advocacy letter, not a neutral fiscal or engineering assessment. 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 · 1991-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page issue scan confirms the bond-support letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-10_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the December 3 election tie at 101–101 and the December 17 School Board motion to put the $900,000 bond proposition before voters again at the June 1992 annual school election. 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 · 1991-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fifteen-page issue scan confirms the tie and planned revote.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1991-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Explains that the June bond proposal was expected to address overcrowding, computer-room relocation, library and classroom remodeling, gym replacement, and school-space planning. 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 · 1992-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-page issue scan confirms the bond-proposal follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Explains expected millage, operating-budget limits, classroom grouping, school-library needs, multipurpose-room conversion, future enrollment capacity, local contracting opportunities, and community benefits of the proposed bond. 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 · 1992-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-four-page issue scan confirms the bond Q&A.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Argues that the June bond vote would prepare students for changing communications, science, engineering, medicine, and computer-dependent employment, and frames school expansion as a community response to future educational and workforce needs. 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 · 1992-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twenty-page issue scan confirms the bond-support letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-05_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that voters approved the $900,000 bond in June, the School Board appointed Manufacturer’s Bank as bond registrar-paying agent after comparing three bids, and architects were to begin final addition and renovation plans for work expected the following spring. 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 · 1992-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held twelve-page issue scan confirms the bond-sale and school-project follow-up.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1992-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Community School bond election announced for December 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-bond-issue-election-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 1991, “Beaver Island Community School Bond Issue Election.” (and 12 further sources listed on the page).
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