- Date
- 1984-01-01
- Kind
- Legal proceeding
- Where
- Bonner Street
- Along road
- Main Street · Bonner Street
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governancetransportation
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In January 1984, St. James Township considered improving the portion of Main Street south of Bonner Street shown as a right-of-way on a section map. The minutes report that the County Road Commission had abandoned the segment through several properties and that affected property owners opposed improvement. The township voted not to improve it at that time, citing rough-trail access and competing road needs.
This is a dated township decision, not a current right-of-way determination or proof of the segment’s later status.
Open questions
- What is the current legal and mapped status of the segment south of Bonner Street?
- Did later road or property actions change the township’s decision?
- Can the section map and County Road Commission abandonment record be located?
Sources
- Reports that the county Road Commission had abandoned the portion of Main Street south from Bonner Street through properties and that property owners opposed improvement. The township voted not to improve the segment at that time because access existed by a rough trail and funds were needed for more crucial and hazardous areas. It does not establish the current right-of-way or later road actions. 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 · 1984-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source 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 · 1984-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township declines to improve Main Street south of Bonner Street, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/main-street-south-of-bonner-street-improvement-decision-1984/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 1984, St. James Township meeting minutes. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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