BIPOA discusses sand-dune conservation and testifies on island policy, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-07-25
Kind: Legal proceeding
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governanceconservationland-usecommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The September Beacon reports BIPOA’s June 30 meeting and William Schneider’s July 25 testimony on island conservation, development pressure, roads, dunes, landfill closure, and the relationship between island and higher governments.

Evidence limits

This record preserves the newspaper’s advocacy account and does not substitute for committee transcripts or a complete membership ledger.

Sources

“BEAVER ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. MEETING,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989.
Reports the June 30 meeting, approximately 500 members, sand-dune legislation and conservation easements, and William Schneider's July 25 testimony before the U.S. House Committee on America's Islands. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, September 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-four-page September issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “BIPOA discusses sand-dune conservation and testifies on island policy, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bipoa-june-30-meeting-and-house-testimony-1989/, accessed [date], citing “BEAVER ISLAND PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOC. MEETING,” Beaver Beacon, September 29, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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