Name: Beaver Island discusses a 25-mph island-wide speed limit in 1995
Start: 1995-08
End: 1995-08
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island discusses a 25-mph island-wide speed limit in 1995

Also 1995 Beaver Island speed-limit proposal

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TypeEvent

Date1995-08

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1995-08
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: transportationgovernancepublic-servicecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The August Beacon carried a local discussion of a 25-mph Beaver Island speed limit, linking roadway speed to public safety and island transportation.

Evidence limits

The source is a published discussion; it does not establish adoption or enforcement of a speed-limit ordinance.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, August 1995, “Beaver Island Speed Limit.”
Publishes the local discussion of a 25-mph speed limit and related public-safety messaging. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, August 1995, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the speed-limit item.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island discusses a 25-mph island-wide speed limit in 1995”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-speed-limit-1995/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1995, “Beaver Island Speed Limit.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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