- Date
- circa 1966-05
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentgovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The May 1966 Beaver Beacon reported a proposed coordinated effort to remove abandoned vehicles from Beaver Island. Lin Rountree was identified as heading a car-disposal committee, with Peaine Township, St. James Township, and the Civic Association expected to cooperate on a permanent operation.
Evidence and limits
The report describes tentative plans involving isolated State land and systematic crushing or burial. It does not establish land permission, environmental review, funding, implementation, or completed disposal.
Sources
- Reports abandoned junk cars around the airport, woods, and private yards; identifies Lin Rountree as committee leader and says Peaine Township, St. James Township, and the Civic Association would seek a permanent operation using isolated State land and systematic crushing/burial. It does not establish land permission, environmental review, funding, implementation, or completed disposal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-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 · 1966-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships and Civic Association plan an abandoned-car disposal project, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-abandoned-car-disposal-project-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1966, “Old Cars.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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