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St. James Township recruits a park gardener for the 2019 season

Also Beaver Island park gardener 2019

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Locator map: Township of Saint James highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Township of Saint JamesLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
TypeEvent
Dates2019-05-07 – 2019-05-17
WithinTownship of Saint James
ErasModern era
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Locator map: Township of Saint James highlighted within the Beaver Island archipelago
Took place at Township of Saint JamesLocator plate © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0); depths NOAA; names USGS GNIS. How the plates are drawn.
Event
Dates
2019-05-07 – 2019-05-17
Kind
Recruitment
Where
Township of Saint James
Carried out by
organization/st-james-township
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governanceemploymentpublic-spacecommunity
Within
Township of Saint James

Summary

St. James Township recruited a seasonal park gardener in May 2019 to maintain the harbor’s pocket gardens. The planned position offered 15–20 hours per week from mid-May through mid-September at $14–$17 per hour; the township later said no one had applied and left the posting open.

Evidence limits

This is a direct township recruitment record. It does not establish a hire or completed maintenance.

Sources

  1. The township advertised 15–20 hours per week from mid-May through mid-September at $14–$17 per hour for care of harbor pocket gardens. The posting set a May 17 application deadline and May 20 interview plan.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014091
  2. A repost said the position remained open because no one had applied and cancelled the original deadline. It does not establish who was eventually hired or whether the gardens received the planned maintenance.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 14 · t014123

Added 8 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “St. James Township recruits a park gardener for the 2019 season”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-st-james-township-park-gardener-recruitment-2019/, accessed [date], citing St. James Township, “St James Township Seeking Park Gardener for 2019 Summer Season,” Beaver Island Forum, May 7, 2019. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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