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St. James Township approves road, dock, airport, and search-and-rescue actions, 1987

Also May 6 1987 St. James Township meeting

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TypeEvent
Date1987-05-06
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1987-05-06
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Summary

At its May 6, 1987 meeting, St. James Township addressed sidewalks, dock repairs, road seal coating, dust control, airport approach approval, library fund transfers, playground management, and its participation in a proposed joint search-and-rescue boat with Peaine Township.

Evidence limits

The newspaper minutes report motions and plans but do not replace township budgets, contracts, engineering files, or the final boat-purchase record.

Sources

  1. Reports sidewalk engineering and bids, dock repairs, Kings Highway seal coating, dust control, the airport NDB approach, library transfers, playground planning, and participation with Peaine Township in the proposed search-and-rescue boat. 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 · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held seventeen-page June issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the May 6 minutes.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1987-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township approves road, dock, airport, and search-and-rescue actions, 1987”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-may-6-1987-meeting/, accessed [date], citing “St. James Township Board Meeting,” May 6, 1987, Beaver Beacon, June 1987. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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