Name: Beaver Island voters approve the Iron Ore Bay public-beach purchase, 1984
Start: 1984-03-15
End: 1984-03-15
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 1984-03-15
Kind: Election
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Township of Peaine · Township of Saint James
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governmentpropertyconservationcommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 15, 1984 special election approved the proposed joint St. James and Peaine Township purchase of 572 feet of Iron Ore Bay beach frontage, more than 20 acres, and Iron Ore Creek; the reported vote was 88–13 in St. James and 78–18 in Peaine.

Evidence limits

The April report distinguishes voter approval from completion of the financing, legal transfer, and closing, which it expected later.

Sources

“Special Election on Purchase of Public Beach,” Beaver Beacon, April 1984.
Reports St. James Township voting 88-13 and Peaine Township 78-18 to approve a millage increase if necessary for a joint purchase of 572 feet of Iron Ore Bay beach frontage, 20-plus acres, and Iron Ore Creek for $48,500. It says the funds and legal purchase transaction were still to be completed, so this is an election outcome, not a deed or closing record. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, April 1984, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held thirteen-page April issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the public-beach election report.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island voters approve the Iron Ore Bay public-beach purchase, 1984”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/iron-ore-bay-public-beach-election-1984/, accessed [date], citing “Special Election on Purchase of Public Beach,” Beaver Beacon, April 1984. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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