Summary
The December 1961 Beaver Beacon reported State Tax Commission valuation increases for Beaver Island: St. James Township from $446,000 to $534,000 and Peaine Township from $228,455 to $510,765.
Evidence and limits
These are newspaper-reported aggregate valuations, not parcel assessments or a tax-rate calculation. The underlying roll and Commission action are not held here.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 1961, “Ouch!”Reports that Beaver Island property owners would receive tax statements after a State of Michigan Tax Commission valuation increase. It gives St. James Township as $446,000 the prior year and $534,000 for the current year, and Peaine Township as $228,455 prior and $510,765 current. It does not provide the assessment roll, millage, parcel-level values, or the Commission order.