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St. James Township reviews airport, waste tires, dock, crusher, ambulance, and road matters on August 6, 1997

Also St. James Township regular meeting August 6 1997

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Locator map: Township of Saint James highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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TypeEvent
Date1997-08-06
WithinTownship of Saint James
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Township of Saint James highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Township of Saint JamesLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
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Date
1997-08-06
Kind
Meeting
Where
Township of Saint James
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organization/st-james-township-board-of-trustees
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Township of Saint James

Summary

St. James Township’s August 6, 1997 report covers airport tree trimming, approximately $4,000 tire-removal work from car crushing, ferry-dock funding, yacht-dock electrical work, rock-crusher fuel and operations, cemetery work, delayed EMS-ambulance delivery, shared office equipment, public marina access, winter road maintenance, and a resolution supporting a Highway 66 continuation concept on Beaver Island.

Evidence limits

These are newspaper-published minutes and plans, not complete township records or proof that every proposed project was completed.

Sources

  1. Reports airport tree trimming, removal of tires left from car crushing, no ferry delivery date yet, dock-facility funding not yet bid, yacht-dock electrical work, rock-crusher and loader operations, cemetery work, delayed ambulance delivery, shared fax/copier purchases, public-access concerns, snowplowing advocacy, and a resolution supporting a Michigan Highway 66 continuation concept. 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 · 1997-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the August 6 St. James Township minutes report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township reviews airport, waste tires, dock, crusher, ambulance, and road matters on August 6, 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-august-6-1997-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 1997, “Briefly ... the Minutes” St. James Township Board meeting of August 6. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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