Beaver Island school meeting presents expansion and millage needs, 1990

Also Beaver Island Community School January 31 meeting

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TypeEvent

Date1990-01-31

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1990-01-31
Kind: Meeting
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: educationgovernancecommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

A January 31, 1990 Beaver Island school meeting drew approximately 75–80 residents. The report described elementary overcrowding, missing office and storage space, a limited multipurpose room, an outdated electrical system, and the case for operating-millage and later expansion decisions.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper report of the meeting and its stated needs; it does not establish voter outcomes, construction, or final budget adoption.

Sources

“Good Turnout at Beaver Island School Meeting,” Beaver Beacon, February 27, 1990.
Reports approximately 75–80 residents attending, school overcrowding and facility needs, a proposed operating-millage increase, and plans for a building-needs steering committee. 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, February 1990, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-page February issue PDF.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school meeting presents expansion and millage needs, 1990”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-meeting-expansion-millage-1990/, accessed [date], citing “Good Turnout at Beaver Island School Meeting,” Beaver Beacon, February 27, 1990. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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