Name: Peaine Township approves a fire-barn site and supports Little Sand Bay acquisition on March 11, 1998
Start: 1998-03-11
End: 1998-03-11
Location: Township of Peaine

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Event

Date: 1998-03-11
Kind: Meeting
Where: Township of Peaine
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governanceemergency-managementinfrastructureconservationland-surveycommunication
Within: Township of Peaine

Summary

Peaine Township’s March 11, 1998 meeting approved a proposed site for a second fire barn, supported a state acquisition proposal for the north half of Little Sand Bay, and addressed Historical Society funding, Fox Pointe public-access boundaries, and the coming assessor and zoning-administrator transition.

Evidence limits

The newspaper digest records motions and reported positions; it does not establish land acquisition, fire-barn construction, boundary marking, or later appointments.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, April 1998, “Continued ... the Minutes,” Peaine Township regular meeting of March 11, 1998.
Reports approval of a second fire-barn location across from Bill Wagner Memorial Campground, planned state-land acquisition contact, support for the Little Traverse Conservancy nomination of the north half of Little Sand Bay, Historical Society millage matching, Fox Pointe public-access boundary concerns, and Gus Schmidt’s planned departure as assessor and zoning administrator. 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, April 1998, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the March 11 Peaine Township minutes digest.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Peaine Township approves a fire-barn site and supports Little Sand Bay acquisition on March 11, 1998”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-peaine-township-march-11-1998-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1998, “Continued ... the Minutes,” Peaine Township regular meeting of March 11, 1998. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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