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St. James Township reviews parking, public beach, roads, and land-use matters

Also St. James Township September 3 2003 meeting

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TypeEvent
Date2003-09-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

At its September 3, 2003 meeting, St. James Township reviewed yacht-dock and bike-path matters, land and parking decisions, public-beach improvements, possible property acquisitions, road cleanup, taxation, and enforcement of the blight ordinance.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper synopsis of a lengthy township meeting, not complete minutes or proof that each proposal, bid, acquisition, or ordinance change was implemented.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, October 2003, “News from the Townships”.
    Summarizes the September 3 meeting’s discussions of the yacht dock, bike-path ordinance, St. James Marine bottom land, BITA appointments, airport-bluff appraisal, Main Street parking bids, public-beach land exchange, acquisitions, road cleanup, a town clock, taxation, and the blight ordinance. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-10_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the township report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-10_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township reviews parking, public beach, roads, and land-use matters”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-september-3-2003-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, October 2003, “News from the Townships”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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