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St. James Township reviews campsite, land, roads, and fall projects, 1985

Also October 2 1985 St. James Township meeting

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TypeEvent
Date1985-10-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1985-10-02
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Meeting
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Township of Saint James
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Beaver Island

Summary

St. James Township’s October 2, 1985 meeting addressed campsite rules and a temporary structure, Yacht Dock and restroom work, fall infrastructure projects, maps and copying equipment, possible land exchanges near Font Lake and the playground, and coordination with the County Road Commission.

Evidence limits

The newspaper preserves meeting minutes and proposals, not permits, deeds, engineering plans, contracts, or completed projects.

Sources

  1. Reports discussion of Yacht Dock boat counts and shower-room repairs; a temporary campsite structure and maximum stay; fall restroom, well, and fuel-tank projects; copier and map purchases; possible Font Lake and playground land swaps; and a planned joint meeting with the County Road Commission. These are newspaper-published minutes, not permits, property deeds, engineering plans, 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 · 1985-11_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nine-page November issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the St. James Township minutes.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-11_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township reviews campsite, land, roads, and fall projects, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-october-2-1985-meeting/, accessed [date], citing St. James Township meeting minutes, Beaver Beacon, November 1985. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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