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St. James Township asks Beaver Island residents to join a 1999 spring cleanup and keep transfer-station accounts current

Also Beaver Island spring cleanup 1999 · Transfer Station past-due account notice

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TypeEvent
Date1999-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1999-06
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1999 Beaver Beacon carried a St. James Township appeal for a community-wide spring cleanup. It described new benches, covered trash containers, and student concerns about litter, and reminded residents to secure loads headed to the Transfer Station. A related Waste Management Committee notice warned that past-due accounts could require an approved credit application for future charges.

Evidence limits

This is a public notice and policy discussion, not proof that the cleanup was completed, that every account was paid, or that a credit-application rule was adopted.

Sources

  1. Calls on business owners and residents to improve buildings and grounds, describes township benches, trash containers, and student litter concerns, urges secured debris loads, and warns that past-due Transfer Station accounts may lead to a credit-application requirement. 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 · 1999-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the cleanup and transfer-station notices.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-06_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township asks Beaver Island residents to join a 1999 spring cleanup and keep transfer-station accounts current”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-spring-cleanup-transfer-station-notice-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1999, “Spring Cleanup Everybody’s Job” and “Waste Management Committee.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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