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St. James Township reviews cemetery governance, energy, and park priorities on March 6, 1996

Also March 6 · 1996 St. James Township minutes

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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.
TypeEvent
Date1996-03-06
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.
Event
Date
1996-03-06
Kind
Meeting
Where
Township of Saint James
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governanceinfrastructureheritageenergyconservationcommunitycommunication
Within
Township of Saint James

Summary

At its March 6, 1996 meeting, St. James Township addressed cemetery records, survey markers, a possible moratorium on lot sales, energy-authority paperwork, the annual meeting, campground priorities, and playground equipment in memory of Jewell Gillespie. The minutes also recorded completion of the Gull Harbor Park ownership transaction.

Evidence limits

These are newspaper-published minutes, not the official township record, a completed cemetery-management file, or proof that every planned improvement was implemented.

Sources

  1. Reports cemetery-record governance, survey markers, a proposed lot-sale moratorium, settlement review, energy-authority discussion, the March 23 annual meeting, a township cemetery priority, campground improvements, playground equipment in memory of Jewell Gillespie, and the completed Gull Harbor Park ownership transaction. 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 · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the St. James Township minutes.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township reviews cemetery governance, energy, and park priorities on March 6, 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-march-6-1996-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1996, “Briefly ... The Minutes: St. James Township.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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