- Dates
- circa 1974-05 – circa 1974-06
- Kind
- Legal proceeding
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Participants
- Dale Boyles (signatory)
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationeconomygovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Dale Boyles’s May–June 1974 letter analyzed the reported allocation of Peaine’s 1973 tax bill and argued that increased local revenue should support school, township, and cleanup needs.
Evidence and limits
The printed percentages and service claims are attributed to the letter. This record is not an independent tax ledger, budget, or decision by township or school officials.
Sources
- Prints Dale Boyles’s letter saying Peaine’s 1973 tax bill allocated 18 percent to the county and intermediate school district, 27 percent to the township, and 55 percent to the island school; it argues that local revenues had increased and should fund school and township projects, including litter cleanup. It is advocacy and analysis, not an assessment ledger, budget, or official response.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page combined May–June issue scan is paired with the OCR source stored under the archive 1974-05 key and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-05_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island tax-allocation and local-services letter, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-tax-allocation-letter-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May–June 1974, “From the Mail Bag.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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