3rd Great Lakes Islands Alliance (GLIA) Summit
Beaver Island community leaders and interested parties will attend the 3rd Great Lakes Islands Alliance (GLIA) Summit on October 20-23rd, 2019 hosted by Mackinac Island.
The purpose of GLIA is to support year-round inhabitated Great Lakes islands. During the GLIA meetings, information is exchanged and those interactions lead to solutions to address shared challenges and embrace opportunities to benefit islands. Over 120 participants have registered for the Summit from across the Great Lakes basin.
Below is the proposed agenda for the event. Bob Anderson is representing Beaver Island/Lake Michigan islands on the GLIA :
DNR Reports on Great Lakes Islands
The island reports on Invasives are accessible on MSU Extension website under publications The reports are also available in PDF format on the BIA Website : 2019-17 - Preserving the Legacy of Michigan's Great Lakes Islands 2019-18 - Prioritization Schemes Relevant to...
CAKE Quarterly Newsletter Jul-Sept. 2019
We received the following from Benjamin VanDyke : Hello CISMA Partners! Happy fall - the seasons are definitely changing here in Northern Michigan! The quarterly newsletter captures what we've been up to in the invasive species world for the last three months,...
Busy Meeting Week Ahead
The week of September 15th will see three important meetings for island governance. COA Advisory Board Meeting Monday (September 16) Beaver Island COA Advisory Committee will meet at 10:00 a.m. upstairs in Carol's Hangout at the BIC Center. At township meetings County...
NLMIC Meets on the Island
BIA Board Member Pam Grassmick contributed to this report. The Northern Lake Michigan Islands Collaborative meeting was well attended yesterday at the BIC BIC Center. New coordinator for the Collaborative is Matt Priesser, who has has been active in other island...
Peaine Township Board Meeting
The Peaine Township Board met last evening. In addition to regular business, the board looked at draft tax rates for the coming year. Property values are up and there is an excess balance in a few funds so the rates were proposed to go down by 5.5% and the revenue...
Health Center Posts Letter from Dental Clinics North About Dental Service Issues
This week the Beaver Island Health Center posted a letter on its website that the BIRHC Board received from Dental Clinics North (DCN) director Erika Van Dam. The letter states that DCN has encountered continuous staffing problems since trying to open the clinic in...
St. James Township Meeting Report
The Saint James Township Board met Wednesday evening. There was an update on the marina project. Everything seems to be proceeding apace with just some final small details to be worked. The Anderson’s are applying for a junk car removal permit to deal with...
Notice: Public Hearing – Peaine Township Recreation Plan 2019-2024
Krys Lyle made the following announcement: Greetings Everyone! We are quickly approaching the Public Hearing for our Recreation Plan 2019-2024. Comments will be collected through September 7th. Please forward any last thoughts to krys@kryslyle.com. All comments will...
Telecommunications Committee Sets Special Meeting
The Joint Townships Telecommunications Committee has set a second meeting for this month to review proposals it plans to bring to the township boards. The meeting is Tuesday, August 27, at 6:00 p.m. in the administrative conference room at BICS. The public is welcome...
Food Truck on Main Street
Here's a Beaver Island first: a food truck in town—well, first food truck in a long time. Richie Gillespie’s son Kevin has brought his award winning food tuck (or trailer) to the island. He serves gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches and more. Open at 10 until 2,...