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Beaver Island Transfer Station raises green-bag and brush fees on April 1, 2001

Also Beaver Island transfer station fees 2001 · Waste Management Committee fee change

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TypeEvent
Date2001-04-01
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2001-04-01
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

Beginning April 1, 2001, the Beaver Island Transfer Station’s green bags cost $2.00. The Waste Management Committee also listed fees for brush pickup and five- and ten-yard dump-truck loads, citing freight and landfill costs.

Evidence limits

This is a fee announcement and does not provide the prior rates, operating budget, or later fee schedule.

Sources

  1. The Waste Management Committee announces $2 green bags, $7.50 brush pickup loads, $15 five-yard dump-truck loads, and $20 ten-yard loads, attributing the green-bag increase to freight and landfill costs. 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 · 2001-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the fee notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2001-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Transfer Station raises green-bag and brush fees on April 1, 2001”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-transfer-station-fee-changes-april-1-2001/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2001, “New Transfer Station Fees Begin in April.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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