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St. James Township reviews docks, roads, erosion, and public services, 1986

Also May 7 1986 St. James Township meeting

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TypeEvent
Date1986-05-07
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1986-05-07
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Meeting
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Beaver Island
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Township of Saint James
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Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The May 7, 1986 St. James Township minutes cover dock and riparian-rights questions, roads and sidewalks, the May erosion seminar, flood insurance, permits, public-service staffing, and township property and grant work.

Evidence limits

These are newspaper-published minutes and proposals, not permits, deeds, engineering designs, grant awards, licenses, contracts, or completed work.

Sources

  1. Reports zoning permits and violations; DNR dock and riparian-rights questions; playground work; sidewalk and road mapping; East Side, Kings Highway, Donegal Bay, and Darkey Town Road proposals; loaders and Workfare; the Erosion Control Seminar planned for May 22; flood-insurance discussion; a McDonough’s Market Sunday-sales license; caretaker hiring; and grants and property applications. These are minutes and proposals, not permits, deeds, engineering designs, grant awards, licenses, contracts, or completed work. 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 · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nineteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the May 7 St. James Township minutes.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1986-07_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township reviews docks, roads, erosion, and public services, 1986”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-may-7-1986-meeting/, accessed [date], citing St. James Township Regular Meeting, May 7, 1986, Beaver Beacon, July 1986. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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