- Date
- 1986-08-27
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Township of Saint James
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governanceheritagepropertycommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
At an August 27, 1986 public meeting, St. James Township residents favored retaining the historic Township Hall and investigating financing for a separate municipal building.
Evidence limits
This is a reported public meeting, not a sale, deed, appropriation, election, or construction record.
Sources
- Reports public discussion of a $35,000 offer for the former Coast Guard Crew’s Quarters used as Township Hall, historic and civic value, winter access and maintenance concerns, possible joint facilities, and a consensus to retain the building and investigate a new hall. It is a reported public meeting, not a sale, deed, appropriation, election, or construction 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 · 1986-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held fourteen-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the public-meeting report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township residents advise retaining the historic Township Hall, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-august-27-1986-meeting/, accessed [date], citing St. James Township Special Board Meeting, August 27, 1986, Beaver Beacon, October 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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