- Dates
- 1996-08 – 1996-10
- Kind
- Election
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Rural Health Center
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcaregovernancecommunityfundraisingcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 1996 Beaver Beacon urged Beaver Islanders to renew a two-mill, five-year levy for the Rural Health Center. The notice said that the levy represented almost half of the Center’s income and framed the vote as central to maintaining island health care.
The October issue records the Center’s thanks after the millage renewal passed, describing the result as a strong vote of confidence and support.
Evidence limits
This is an advocacy notice. It documents the proposal and the Center’s stated financial rationale, not the election result or a complete operating budget.
Sources
- The appeal says the proposed two mills for five years represented almost half of the Rural Health Center’s income and urged a Yes vote to protect the Center and island health care. 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 · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the millage-renewal appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-08_Beaver-Beacon
- Phil Lange, president of the Rural Health Center, thanks islanders for their strong vote to renew the Center’s millage and describes the result as a vote of confidence and support. 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 · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the millage-renewal thank-you notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1996-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Rural Health Center seeks renewal of its five-year two-mill levy in 1996”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-millage-renewal-1996/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1996, “Vote Yes on Health Center Millage Renewal.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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