Name: Coast Guard withdraws its proposed Great Lakes live-fire zones, 2006
Start: 2006-12-18
End: 2006-12-18
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Date: 2006-12-18
Kind: Announcement
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: maritimepublic-serviceenvironmentgovernancecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

On December 18, 2006, the Coast Guard withdrew its proposal to designate 2,500 square miles of the Great Lakes as live-fire zones. The Beacon linked the reversal to opposition from mayors and environmental groups concerned about lead and the need for further research.

Evidence limits

This newspaper report does not preserve the federal notice or establish the later status of any revised exercise plan.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

Beaver Island Forum, “Coast Guard Life Fire Drills Shot Down!!,” December 19, 2006.
The forum reproduces a Washington Post report of the December 18 withdrawal, including the stated concerns about safety, lead, and public opposition. It is a contemporaneous secondary reproduction rather than an independent federal notice; the Beacon remains the held local source.
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"Coast Guard calls off 'Bullets for the Lakes'," Beaver Beacon, January 2007.
Reports opposition from 80 mayors in eight Great Lakes states and Canada, environmental groups' calls for more research, and the December 18 announcement withdrawing the proposed 2,500 square miles of live-fire zones. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, January 2007, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the withdrawal report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Coast Guard withdraws its proposed Great Lakes live-fire zones, 2006”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-coast-guard-live-fire-withdrawal-2006/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Coast Guard Life Fire Drills Shot Down!!,” December 19, 2006. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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