- Dates
- 2003-02-17 – 2003-03-31
- Kind
- Meeting
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- transportationgovernancecommunicationpublic-serviceeconomy
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
BITA and the Beaver Island Boat Company continued negotiations toward a new operating agreement targeted for March 31, 2003. BITA said the existing arrangement did not meet state and federal requirements and that a compliant agreement was important to protect public funding for the M/V Emerald Isle; BIBCO said it remained committed to the process.
Evidence limits
These are attributed organizational statements, not an independently adjudicated finding about the existing agreement or the eventual contract.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 2003, “BITA News Release and BIBCO News Release.”Reports BITA’s February 17 special meeting, its request for a new BIBCO chief negotiator and a March 31 deadline, BIBCO’s commitment to negotiate, and BITA’s concern about state and federal funding for Emerald Isle. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the March 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “BITA and BIBCO negotiate a state-compliant Beaver Island ferry operating agreement in 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-bita-bibco-operating-agreement-negotiations-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2003, “BITA News Release and BIBCO News Release.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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