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Beaver Island voters prepare for a school-board election and millage question in 1999

Also June 14 1999 school election · Beaver Island school millage question

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TypeEvent
Date1999-06-14
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
1999-06-14
Kind
Election
Where
Beaver Island Community School
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationgovernancecommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1999 Beacon previewed Beaver Island’s June 14 school election, with John Fiegen, Penny Kiss, and Eula Thomas running for two four-year board terms. It also explained a proposed restoration of up to 0.5 mills on non-homestead property, estimated to raise about $23,000 for the school district.

Evidence limits

This is a pre-election explanation and does not document the vote or result.

Sources

  1. Identifies candidates John Fiegen, Penny Kiss, and Eula Thomas for two school-board seats and explains a proposed up-to-.5-mill non-homestead millage reinstatement expected to generate approximately $23,000 for the district. 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 · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the election notice and funding explanation.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island voters prepare for a school-board election and millage question in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-board-election-millage-question-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1999, “June 14th Annual Election: To elect board members and to restore funding.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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