Name: St. James Township opens public input for its 2018 recreation plan, 2017–2018
Start: 2017-12-20
End: 2018-02
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Dates: 2017-12-20 – 2018-02
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: recreationgovernancecommunitygrants-and-funding
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In December 2017, St. James Township announced a January 3, 2018 public-input session for its five-year recreation plan. The township said the schedule was intended to incorporate the new Master Plan while meeting the spring State grant cycle, and promised a draft, 30-day formal comment period, and public hearing.

Evidence limits

This record documents the township’s announced process. It does not establish the attendance or representativeness of the input, the final plan, or any grant award.

Sources

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Sources

St. James Township, “Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan,” Beaver Island Forum, December 20, 2017–January 7, 2018.
The township announced a January 3 public-input session and explained that the timing was intended to meet the spring State grant cycle after incorporating the recently completed Master Plan. It later said a draft would be posted for electronic input during a 30-day formal comment period followed by a public hearing. The thread documents the announced process, not attendance, representativeness, final plan content, or grant awards.
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St. James Township, “Draft of St. James Township Recreation Plan now available,” Beaver Island Forum, January 12, 2018.
The township reported that comments from more than 25 attendees at the January 3 session had been incorporated into a draft, invited further comments, scheduled a February 12 public hearing, and credited a $5,000 Charlevoix County Community Foundation grant. This is a township announcement; it does not independently verify attendance, draft content, adoption, or grant disbursement.
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WVBI, “A Look at the St. James Recreation Plan,” Beaver Island Forum, January 19, 2018.
WVBI announced a Beaver Island Perspectives interview with St. James Supervisor Kitty McNamara about the draft plan and public involvement. This is a broadcast notice, not a transcript or independent evaluation of the plan.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township opens public input for its 2018 recreation plan, 2017–2018”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-recreation-plan-public-input-2017/, accessed [date], citing St. James Township, “Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan,” Beaver Island Forum, December 20, 2017–January 7, 2018. (and 2 further sources listed on the page).

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