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St. James Township reviews airport, ferry, crusher, campground, waste, and dock work on June 4, 1997

Also St. James Township regular meeting June 4 1997

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TypeEvent
Date1997-06-04
WithinTownship of Saint James
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Township of Saint James highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
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Date
1997-06-04
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

The June 4, 1997 St. James Township report covers the Township Airport, cemetery construction, Transfer Station staffing, the Emerald Isle launch, joint rock-crusher funding, campground-restroom bids, and yard-waste policy. The board also approved a bottom-land conveyance from the State of Michigan to Beaver Island Boat Company property for construction of a new ferry dock.

Evidence limits

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

Sources

  1. Reports an airport-signing resolution, cemetery construction, Transfer Station staffing, the June 6 Emerald Isle launch, rock-crusher and campground-restroom bidding, yard-waste policy discussions, and a bottom-land conveyance for a new Beaver Island Boat Company ferry dock. 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 · 1997-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the June 4 township-minutes report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township reviews airport, ferry, crusher, campground, waste, and dock work on June 4, 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-june-4-1997-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1997, “Briefly ... the Minutes: St. James Township Regular Meeting, June 4.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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