- Date
- 1979-05-19
- Kind
- Election
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- governmentenvironmentconstructioncommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Peaine and St. James townships announced May 19 special-election proposals for landfill, fire, roads, township operations, and Iron Ore Bay park property.
Evidence and limits
This is a ballot notice, not proof of passage, borrowing, land purchase, or project completion.
Sources
- Publishes proposed millage for landfill and fire-department operation, a $29,170 loan and tax for Iron Ore Bay park property, Peaine operating millage, and St. James road millage, all scheduled for a May 19 special election. It is a ballot notice, not proof of passage, borrowing, land purchase, or project completion. 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 · 1979-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the special-election proposals.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-04_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports the May vote totals: Peaine passed operating and sanitary-landfill millage but rejected fire and Iron Ore Bay millage; St. James passed sanitary-landfill, fire, and road millage but rejected Iron Ore Bay millage. These are newspaper totals, not certified canvass records or proof of later collections, borrowing, or projects. 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 · 1979-05_Beaver-Beacon
- The held ten-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the township election results.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1979-05_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships announce May 1979 special-election proposals”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-township-special-election-proposals-1979/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1979, “Township News.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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