- Date
- 2012-10
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationinfrastructurepublic-servicetechnology
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 2012 Beaver Beacon reports Verizon’s proposed exchange of a King’s Highway tower with Beaver Island EMS, subject to a condition report and further township consideration. A contemporaneous forum follow-up reports that both Township Boards approved a documented plan in October, with emergency-radio continuity measures and a phased 4G upgrade discussed publicly.
Evidence limits
The sources document a proposal and a reported Township Board vote, not a completed tower exchange, replacement, permit, carrier deployment, or island-wide service outcome. Official minutes and regulatory or carrier records should control those questions.
Sources
- Notice attributed to Jack Gallagher announces a public meeting with Verizon, both Township Boards, and 911 Central Dispatch, and describes Verizon's proposed 4G and EMS-tower arrangement. The post is an announcement, not official minutes.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005635
- Beaver Island News on the Net follow-up reports that both Township Boards voted to approve the documented plan, including a replacement emergency-services antenna and continuity of the backup repeater, and that Verizon described a phased 4G expansion without island-wide coverage guarantees. The report is not a substitute for signed minutes, permits, or carrier records.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005653
- The broader discussion shows public uncertainty about the carrier, emergency-tower tradeoffs, and island-wide coverage even as the meeting and reported board approvals moved forward. It is useful context but does not supersede the meeting report or official records.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 05 · t005622
- Beaver Beacon, October 2012, "News from the Townships."Reports Verizon's proposed exchange of its King's Highway tower with EMS, including a larger tower and a licensed site for a possible 100-foot replacement, pending a condition report. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held October issue scan confirms the tower proposal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Verizon proposes a communications-tower exchange with Beaver Island EMS”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-verizon-ems-tower-trade-proposal-2012/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Important Meeting on Cell Service with Verizon”, October 18–19, 2012. (and 4 further sources listed on the page).
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