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Beaver Beacon editorial urges St. James to repair dangerous sidewalks, 1986

Also Danger Lurks on the Sidewalks of St. James · 1986 Beaver Island sidewalk editorial

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Date1986-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

The July 1986 Beaver Beacon editorial describes hazardous sidewalk potholes in St. James and urges township action before a visitor or resident is injured.

Evidence limits

This is advocacy and a personal account, not a condition survey, injury report, engineering design, or completed public-works record.

Sources

  1. Editorially describes sidewalk potholes, a reported ankle-twisting incident, and concern for tourists and senior citizens, and urges readers to ask St. James Township to replace the sidewalks. It is advocacy and a personal account, not a condition survey, injury report, engineering design, or completed public works record. 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 · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nineteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the sidewalk editorial.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon editorial urges St. James to repair dangerous sidewalks, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-sidewalk-safety-editorial-1986/, accessed [date], citing Danger Lurks on the Sidewalks of St. James, Beaver Beacon, July 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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