- Date
- 2011-11-16
- Kind
- Property transfer
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationland-usegovernancecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
A December 2011 letter from the Beaver Island Airport Commission reports that Michigan Aeronautics formally approved the transfer of land-acquisition funds on November 16. The letter describes an approximately $30,000 local match split between St. James and Peaine Townships and says the acquisition phase was then behind the commission.
Evidence limits
The letter does not identify the acquired parcels or record a deed, closing instrument, or final terminal-construction decision.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Peaine Township Supervisor Jack Gallagher reports the Circuit Court jury verdict, the competing 20-acre and 150-acre claims, the $693,000 valuation adopted by the jury, the $191,000 already paid, and the risk that acquisition funding could defer other airport investments. This is a first-party public explanation, not the judgment itself.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004300
- Peaine Township Supervisor follow-up reports the December 21 decision not to appeal, the $1,085,992.61 judgment calculation, expected state and federal assistance, and uncertainty about the ten-year plan. It is a first-party status report; the judgment and grant documents remain controlling.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004456
- Beaver Beacon, December 2011, letter from the Beaver Island Airport Commission.Reports November 16 Michigan Aeronautics approval, approximately $30,000 in local match shared by the two townships, and the commission's statement that land acquisition was behind it while terminal and other improvements remained future work. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held December issue scan confirms the airport commission letter.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-12_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, January 2012, "The Appeal."Reports that Peaine and St. James agreed not to appeal the airport judgment on December 21, that FAA found the judgment program-eligible, and that the 150 acres would become permanent airport holdings. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2012-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held January issue scan confirms the airport-appeal report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2012-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michigan Aeronautics approves Beaver Island airport land-acquisition funds”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-airport-land-acquisition-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Update On Land Acquisition for Townships' Airport”, November 13, 2011. (and 5 further sources listed on the page).
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