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St. James Township Board meeting, March 3, 2004

Also St. James Township Board March 2004

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TypeEvent
Date2004-03-03
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Date
2004-03-03
Kind
Meeting
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governancegovernmentcommunitypropertyrecreationconstructionemergency-management
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The St. James Township Board met on March 3, 2004. It extended several committee appointments, approved acquiring a Day Park north of Lake Street, reviewed the Petritz property recreation-grant arrangement, and discussed emergency planning, the Community House proposal, road signs, and the old Medical Center budget.

Community House discussion

PABI presented a reduced Community House concept combining a Welcome Center, Youth Center, and Theater. The report describes a construction fund of $912,000 and a $30,000 endowment, along with proposed movie and Interlochen collaborations. Board members debated downtown congestion against the need for the youth and welcome functions to be in the center of town.

Evidence limits

The Beacon is a narrative report, not the township’s minutes or grant file. It records the board’s discussion and reported decisions but does not establish that the proposed Community House was built.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, April 2004, "St. James Township Board."
    Reports board appointments, approval of the Day Park acquisition north of Lake Street, the Petritz property recreation grant and match, EMS budget communication, emergency planning, the annual meeting date, Community House plans, road signs, and the old Medical Center budget. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the published township report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township Board meeting, March 3, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-board-march-3-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2004, "St. James Township Board." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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