- Date
- 1985-05-01
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Township of Saint James
- Carried out by
- Township of Saint James
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governmentinfrastructurepropertyweathercommunication
- Within
- Township of Saint James
Summary
At its May 1, 1985 meeting, St. James Township approved earlier minutes, ratified emergency drainage work for high Font Lake water, reviewed insurance, and discussed tax-exemption certificates for McDonough Market Enterprises.
Evidence limits
The newspaper minutes do not establish measured hydrology, final insurance terms, issued tax certificates, or completed construction.
Sources
- Reports approval of prior minutes, Font Lake flooding and a trench/drain under Donegal Bay Road near the township campsite, insurance changes, payments, and a public-hearing discussion of tax-exemption certificates for McDonough Market Enterprises and related trusts. It is a newspaper account of minutes and a hearing, not a drainage survey, insurance policy, tax certificate, 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 · 1985-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nineteen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the township minutes.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township authorizes Font Lake drainage and reviews tax certificates, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-may-1-1985-meeting/, accessed [date], citing St. James Township minutes, Beaver Beacon, June 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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