by Kevin Boyle | Nov 14, 2019 | Invasives, Island Currents, News
Beaver Island’s Pam Grassmick and her efforts to fend off phragmites on the island have become a model cited by Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy in developing an invasive species proactivity guide. A recent Capitol News Service...
by Kevin Boyle | Nov 13, 2019 | Island Currents, News
The BIA Board has has written to the Army Corps senior officer for the Great Lakes and the director of Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy Water Resources Division seeking assistance with developing plans for responding to high lake...
by Sheri Richards | Nov 12, 2019 | Island Currents, News
The Peaine Township Board met on November 11th for their regular monthly meeting. Several board appointments were made. Noting that St. James elected to have Travis Martin fill one of their seats on the Waste Management Committee Appointment board, the board decided...
by Wil Cwikiel | Nov 12, 2019 | Island Currents, News
At their regularly scheduled meeting, the Beaver Island Community School Board received reports from the teachers regarding student assessment data, heard reports from the standing committees, and took action on several items, including the appointment of a new board...
by Kevin Boyle | Oct 31, 2019 | Island Currents, News
ESA met on October 30 and had guests from the mainland. Meagan Anderson director of the Charlevoix, Cheboygan and Emmet County Office of Emergency Management was there along with Lieutenant Michael DeCastro from the Michigan State Police. He’s their District 7...
by Kevin Boyle | Sep 14, 2019 | Island Currents, News
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...
