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Beaver Island Transfer Station closes early for planned power outage, 2020

Also Beaver Island Transfer Station early closure October 2020

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TypeEvent
Date2020-10-14
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2020-10-14
Kind
Operational notice
Where
place/beaver-island-transfer-station
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
waste-managementpublic-serviceinfrastructureutilities
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

On October 14, 2020, the Beaver Island Transfer Station announced a 3:30 p.m. early closing ahead of a planned power outage expected to affect some homes and businesses from approximately 4 to 7 p.m.

Evidence limits

This is a contemporaneous operational notice relaying Great Lakes Energy information. It does not establish the final outage area, duration, or whether the facility reopened on its normal schedule.

Sources

  1. The notice said the Transfer Station would close at 3:30 p.m. because of a planned power outage affecting some island homes and businesses, with Great Lakes Energy communications indicating an expected 4–7 p.m. outage for some recipients. It establishes the announced operational change, not the full outage footprint or utility log.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 15 · t015757

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Transfer Station closes early for planned power outage, 2020”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-transfer-station-early-close-planned-outage-2020/, accessed [date], citing I’m Just The Messenger, “Transfer Station to Close Early,” Beaver Island Forum, October 14, 2020..

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