Name: St. James Township advances lighthouse, park, trail, and Health Center matters
Start: 2003-11-05
End: 2003-11-05
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 2003-11-05
Kind: Meeting
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governmentgovernancelighthousesheritageconservationland-usehealthcare
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

At its November 5, 2003 meeting, St. James Township considered the Whiskey Point Light, Petritz beach property, a gas-line franchise, bike-trail extension, a possible Road Commission garage, the Community House well, and ongoing CCG/BIRHC concerns.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper summary of township discussion and actions, not a complete set of minutes.

Open questions

Which route did the bike-trail extension considered at this meeting extend, and was it built?
Did the possible Road Commission garage proposal go forward, and where was it sited?

If you can answer any of these, or correct anything above, the archive wants to hear it — see Corrections.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “News from the Townships: St. James Township, 11-5-2003”.
Reports Whiskey Point Light eligibility, the Petritz property, a gas franchise, bike-trail extension, a Road Commission garage, the Community House well, and CCG/BIRHC concerns. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, December 2003, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the December 2003 meeting report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township advances lighthouse, park, trail, and Health Center matters”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-november-5-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2003, “News from the Townships: St. James Township, 11-5-2003”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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