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Island Currents - Fall-Winter 2012 (December 10, 2012) |
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- News article regarding environmental funding for Beaver Island - $400,000
- Letter from the BIA to the BICS School Board concerning Superintendent / Principal search.
- School Superintendent/Principal Search Calendar, and ways to be involved
- Beaver Island Association support of Leadership Charlevoix County
- Letter to the Charlevoix Road Commission Steering Committee regarding paving Kings Highway.
- Update on the Emerald Ash Borer
- 2012 Beach Cleanup Summary
- Beaver Island Elections November 2012 – a summary of who's running for what.
- Great Lakes Energy Bills; why they are what they are.
- Update on the Phragmites eradication program
- Report on the Invasive Species Coalition meeting in Gaylord, September 25, 2012.
- Plans for high level meeting on environmental issues; January 11, 2013 (11am-3pm), DNR Gaylord Operations Center
- Discussion of the draft of the U.S. Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan and Land protection for the Great Lakes
- The BIA Website – a resource
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Island Currents - Spring-Summer 2012 (March 20, 2012) |
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- Invasive Species Summit – June 14. Registration form enclosed.
- "Saving the Family Cottage" – Presentation by attorney David Frey, July 22; In conjunction with the Annual Meeting
- Beaver Island Association Endangered & Invasive Species Management Plan.
- Beaver Island Community School College and Career Day! - May 2012.
- New slip reservation system at the Municipal Marina for 2012!
- Summer Field Trips sponsored by the Rural Health Center and CMU Biological Station
- Township Airport Eminent Domain Trial Summary
- New St. James Township Recreation Plan – Summary and Goals
- Maintaining Biodiversity on Beaver island – a perspective
- Update on CMU initiatives
- Beaver Island Property Taxes 2011 – an analysis
- Annual Meeting Agenda – Sunday evening, July 22 at the Community Center
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Island Currents - Fall-Winter 2011 (October, 2011) |
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- Beaver Island Community School College and Career Day! - May 2012 - Volunteers needed.
- Report on the Recently Adopted Township Property Tax Rates for 2012/2013.
- Beaver Island Association Endangered & Invasive Species Management Plan.
- Road Re-Paving and Maintenance Initiative Update.
- nnual Beach Cleanup Initiative results
- Website Enhancement Initiative Plans are underway!
- Should the Beaver Island Municipal Marina accept reservations? Both sides of the issue
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Island Currents - Spring 2011 (May 20, 2011) |
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Island Currents - Winter 2011 (January 24, 2011) |
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Island Currents - Spring-Summer 2010 (May 15, 2010) |
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Island Currents - Fall-Winter 2009 (November 15, 2009) |
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Island Currents - Spring-Summer 2009 (May 15, 2009) |
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Island Currents - Fall-Winter 2008 (November 15, 2008) |
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Island Currents - Spring-Summer 2008 (May 15, 2008) |
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Island Currents - Fall-Winter 2007 (November 15, 2007) |
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Island Currents - Fall 2006 (November 15, 2006)
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- What Does BIPOA do in the Winter?
- DNR to selectively Log Island Land
- Martin's Bluff
- BIPOA Annual Meeting
- Beach Clean-up
- Great Lakes: Protection & Conservation
- Information Center: Land Stewardship & Best Practices
- Dead Birds along Shoreline
- Phragmites Update
- Watershed council partners with Michigan environmental council on algae problem.
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Island Currents - Spring 2006 (May 15, 2006)
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- Thinking about summer
- Climate Change and the Great Lakes
- DNR Review of Property Holdings
Land Consolidation Strategy
- The 1836 Treaty of Washington
- Video Update - Beaver Island: A Great Lakes Jewel
- Help Wanted: Invasive Species Awareness Program, Beach Restoration, Erosion Control Program
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Island Currents - Fall 2005 (November 15, 2005)
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- For Beaver Island and All Its People - President's Note
- Commission on Aging Services on Beaver Island
- "Beaver Island - Ours to Protect" - a new public education short video project
- BIPOA Annual Meeting Minutes July 25, 2005
- Beaver Island Master Plan Update
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Island Currents - Spring 2005 (May 15, 2005)
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- Beaver Island Master Plan Update
- Beaver Island Joins Shoreline Cleanup September 17
- Help protect Island's ash trees from Emerald Ash Borer
- Beaver Island Rural Health
Center Plans for Long-Term Financial Stability
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Island Currents - Fall 2004 (November 15, 2004)
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- Summer 2004 in Review
- BIPOA 2004 Annual Meeting Minutes
- GLE Beaver Island Settlement Agreement
- Michigan Court of Appeals Publishes Opinion on Shoreline
- Regulating water use in the Great Lakes: The Great Lakes Basin Water Resources Compact and the Great Lakes Basin Sustainable Water Resources Agreement
- Beaver Island's Natural Beauty Roads
- 2004 Beaver Island Election Results
- New Committees Forming
- Ground Water Protection
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Island Currents - Spring 2004 (May 15, 2004)
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- The format of this Island Currents is a deviation from our usual newsletter. Being financially prudent with our limited resources, it is our intention to mail all current BIPOA members a copy of the new Property Owners Manual this summer. We hope you enjoy the wanderings of our hikers as well as the condensed information.
- Topics in this issue include
- A letter to our members
- Announcements of our summer nature lecture series.
- Hiking the Interior
- Island Trail and Public Access Maps
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Island Currents - Fall 2003 (November 15, 2003)
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- BIPOA Year in Review:
- The Recreation Resource Plan being championed by Jack Kelly with the endorsement of both Township Boards is proceeding as planned
- The ever-popular Nature Lecture Series which is a partnership with CMU was a tremendous success
- This summer the Property Owners Manual Project has taken on new life
- Principle Residence Exemption (Homestead Exemption)
- Speed Control
- BIPOA Annual Meeting 7-28-2003 Minutes
- Charlevoix Downtown Marina
- New Informational Resources
- Master Plan Survey
- Fire Safety
- Friendly Lights
- St. James Township Parks and Open Spaces
- Donegal Bay Bicycle Path Ordinance
- Peaine Township Proposed Budget 2003
- Lighthouse School and BIHS Reports
- Medical News
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Island Currents - Spring 2003 (May 15, 2003)
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- Work on the Peaine Master Plan - what was learned from the informal meetings which involved 135 residents, both summer and year-round
- School Milage Proposal
- The Living Shore
- BIPOA/CMU Summer Nature Lecture Series
- Letters: Stewardship of Our Natural Resources
- Letters: Air Ambulance Costs & Reimbursement
- Letters: Air Charter
- Recreation Resource Project Update
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Island Currents - Fall 2002 (November 15, 2002)
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- Greetings to all BIPOA Members
- Peaine Township Begins Master Planning Process
- Medical Center / Senior Housing
- Keep Beaver Island Beautiful
- Letters: Township Consolidation
- Property Owners Manual
- Recreation Resources Project Update
- Fertilizer Use and Water Quality
- BIPOA Financial Report
- Friends of the Trails
- Partnership Project Update
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Island Currents - Spring 2002 (June 10, 2002)
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- Recreation Resources Project
- Leadership Retreat
- News from the Townships
- School Elections / Milage Proposals
- Beaver Island Internet Technology Forum
- Wireless First Broadband Proposal for Beaver Island
- Proposed Amendments to t he By-laws
- Rural Health Center Land Donation, Projects, and Goals
- 2002 Annual Meeting Notice
- BIPOA Summer Lecture Series
- Island Zoning and Planning
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Island Currents - Fall 2001 (November 25, 2001)
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- The New Medical Center
- Minutes of the 2001 BIPOA Annual Meeting
- Island Zoning - An Interview with Kevin White, Zoning Administrator
- Natural Notes - Coyotes
- Recreational Resources Project
- Island Trails Report
- Island Water Quality Study
- Transportation Authority Update
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Island Currents - Summer 2001 (May 25, 2001)
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- Natural Beauty NREPA Law
- Island Propate Rates
- Charlevoix Round Lake Project
- Township Airport AWOS System
- The Lady Bug Population
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Island Currents - Spring 2001 (March 15, 2001)
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- Committee Reports
- Winter of '36
- News on the Net
- Natural Notes
- The Northern Islander
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Island Currents - Fall 2000 (October 25, 2000)
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- Environmental Risk Committee
- 2000 Annual Meeting
- Jet-Skis, ORV's, Speed Liimits
- Beaver Island Needs Assessment
- Postulated Goals Statement
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Summer 2000 Newsletter (June 15, 2000)
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Spring 2000 Newsletter (March 15, 2000)
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Fall 1999 Newsletter (November 15, 1999)
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