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Tim McDonough thanks Neal Boyle for St. James Township service, 1997

Also Neal Boyle Beaver Island supervisor thank-you · 1997 Neal Boyle civic service letter

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TypeEvent
Date1997-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Summary

In a February 1997 letter, Tim McDonough thanked Neal Boyle for his service as St. James Township supervisor. He credited Boyle with work on the island’s tennis courts, Gull Harbor Sanctuary closing, King’s Highway paving and drainage, and partial surfacing of Donegal Bay Road.

Evidence limits

This is a signed appreciation letter and local account, not a complete township project history, contract record, or independent performance evaluation.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Thanks Boyle for his service as St. James Township supervisor and credits him with the tennis courts, Gull Harbor Sanctuary closing, King’s Highway paving and drainage, and partial Donegal Bay Road surfacing. 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 · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the signed civic thank-you letter.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1997-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Tim McDonough thanks Neal Boyle for St. James Township service, 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-neal-boyle-supervisor-thank-you-letter-1997/, accessed [date], citing Tim McDonough, “To the Editor ...,” Beaver Beacon, February 1997. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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