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Beaver Island townships receive airport grant and adopt Phragmites ordinance, 2008

Also September 2008 Beaver Island township actions

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Date2008-09
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2008-09
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Beaver Island

Summary

The September 2008 Beacon reported that St. James received a $300,000 FAA grant to acquire more than six acres for the Municipal Airport and that the Phragmites eradication ordinance passed. The township report also covered marina and sewer inspections, the Arranmore Park lease, Harbor Light restoration funding, road planning, ORV use, and millage concerns.

Evidence limits

This is a meeting report; it does not replace the grant agreement, ordinance text, inspection reports, or official minutes.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, September 2008, "News from the Townships".
    Reports a $300,000 FAA airport-property grant, marina and sewer inspections, the passed Phragmites ordinance, Arranmore lease terms, Harbor Light Restoration Fund, road planning, ORV discussion, and millage concerns. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2008-09_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the township report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2008-09_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships receive airport grant and adopt Phragmites ordinance, 2008”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-townships-september-2008-actions/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2008, "News from the Townships". (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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