- Dates
- 1983-09 – 1983-10
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- constructiongovernmentemergency-managementinfrastructurecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October 1983 Beaver Beacon reported that St. James Township accepted a $54,000 Phase I contract with McCafferty Construction for the Beaver Island Fire Station, with Phase II dependent on future finances.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper rendering of township minutes; it does not establish a signed contract, grant award, permit, or completed building.
Sources
- Reports McCafferty Construction's two-phase Fire Station contract, Phase I acceptance at $54,000 for rough-in, electrical, insulation, and water, hoped for completion that fall; Phase II would add finish work, insulation, and a furnace when finances permitted. It also records a grant application with a one-in-thirteen chance and possible township contributions. This is a printed minutes report, not a signed contract, grant award, permit, or completion inspection. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1983-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page October issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the Fire Station contract report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1983-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township accepts Phase I contract for a Beaver Island fire station, 1983”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-station-phase-one-contract-1983/, accessed [date], citing St. James Township and Fire Station minutes, Beaver Beacon, October 1983. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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