Name: County building inspector explains Michigan Construction Code on Beaver Island, 1975
Start: 1975-02-05
End: 1975-02-05
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1975-02-05
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Participants: Bob Trumble (county_building_inspector)
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governanceconstructioncommunityeconomy
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On February 5, 1975, county building inspector Bob Trumble met with Beaver Island contractors, maintenance workers, and planning commissions to explain Michigan Construction Code enforcement. The report says new buildings required permits and BOCA-code specifications.

Evidence and limits

This is a newspaper account of a code-explanation meeting. It does not provide permits, meeting minutes, enforcement actions, or the identity of the proposed island-based assistant.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, February 1975, “Building Code Comes to Beaver.”
Reports Bob Trumble, the new Charlevoix County building inspector, meeting island contractors, maintenance workers, and the island planning commissions on February 5 to explain Michigan Construction Code enforcement. It says new buildings required a permit and BOCA-code specifications and that the county planned to hire an island resident to assist with local projects; it does not supply permits, minutes, or a complete enforcement record. 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, February 1975, held issue PDF, p. 2.
The scan confirms the meeting date, inspector, code explanation, and planned local assistance.
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Beaver Island Archive, “County building inspector explains Michigan Construction Code on Beaver Island, 1975”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-building-code-meeting-1975/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1975, “Building Code Comes to Beaver.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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