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St. James Township advances Whiskey Point, yacht dock, parking, bike-path, and environmental plans

Also St. James Township advances Whiskey Point · yacht dock · parking · bike-path · and environmental plans

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TypeEvent
Date2003-08-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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2003-08-06
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Meeting
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Beaver Island
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Beaver Island

Summary

At its August 6, 2003 meeting, St. James Township reviewed Whiskey Point Light title work with GLLKA, yacht-dock improvements, downtown parking bids, bike-path rules, environmentally sensitive areas, BIRHC governance, and possible sites for the World Trade Center fragment.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper synopsis of a lengthy meeting, not the complete minutes or proof that each proposal was implemented.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 2003, “News from the Townships”.
    Summarizes the August 6 meeting: GLLKA title application for Whiskey Point, yacht-dock and restroom funding, parking bids, bike-path rules, Egg Lake Seven environmental testimony, BIRHC Open Meetings Act obligations, and public debate over the WTC fragment site. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the September 2003 report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township advances Whiskey Point, yacht dock, parking, bike-path, and environmental plans”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-august-6-2003-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2003, “News from the Townships”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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