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- Fri Jan 12, 2018 12:20 am
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
Mr. Gillespie, Thank you for your informative post on the history of BITA and BIBCO. Also thank you for your past service on the BITA Board. You stated that there was an early on agreement that BIBCO executives or officers would not take compensation for their services. I have heard from two separat...
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 11:46 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
Mr. McGinnity, Thank you for your post for common terms moving forward. I apologize for the confusing nomenclature that I used in my posts. The learning curve on this issue has been steep and fast. I have heard from a number of individuals and many have used different terms for what is most likely a...
- Thu Jan 11, 2018 12:01 am
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 11:36 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
Mr. Bolton, Welcome to my world of confusion. I was originally lead to believe that the EI was owned by the State of Michigan which in neither good or bad, just more red tape to go through gathering information or offering input for positive change in the EI's operation. The positive change being co...
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 4:00 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
Just a quick add to Mr. Bolton's post. Two years ago we wanted to see Drummond Island as a possible retirement location. For people who might not be familiar with Drummond Island, it is in Michigan's UP. The ferry is owned and operated by the State of Michigan as I understand it. There is not a comp...
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 3:34 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
Lots of moving pieces and I am between meetings so just a quick note. What I think I have discovered is that the State of Michigan does NOT own the Emerald Isle. The Boat Authority who was established by St. James Township, but NOT the other Beaver Island township, owns the Emerald Isle and the stat...
- Wed Jan 10, 2018 12:56 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
Something just doesn't sound right here regarding the Boat Company and the Emerald Isle but the more I hear the more I believe there is a lot of confusion such as, who owns the boat and who is in control of its operations? Based on feedback I'm receiving, I'm not the only one who is confused. I'm tr...
- Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:01 am
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
This might be a silly question because I'm just now becoming familiar with how things work on Beaver Island. It is my understanding in talking to people that the Emerald Isle is owned by the State of Michigan with the township and the Boat Authority being responsible for contracting the Beaver Islan...
- Sun Jan 07, 2018 5:21 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
- Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:56 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: BIRHC Strategic Plan
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3384
- Mon Jan 01, 2018 6:28 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: New Year-New View 49782
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1320
- Sat Dec 30, 2017 11:30 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: BIRHC Strategic Plan
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3384
- Thu Dec 21, 2017 11:53 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
Thank you for the thorough outline and explanation of the Recreation Plan process. Your response to the public exceeds my expectation of transparent public communication by a public body. You set a fine example and standard for other public boards on Beaver Island. I will and hope others will pay cl...
- Wed Dec 20, 2017 4:04 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: Public Input Session for St. James Township Recreation Plan
- Replies: 54
- Views: 18334
- Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:30 pm
- Forum: Main Beaver Island Open Discussion Forum
- Topic: One more reason life can be difficult on Beaver Island
- Replies: 164
- Views: 126609
Mr. McCafferty, I look forward to meeting with you in July. If you read my posts, I have stated that I'm sure the HC people are good but good people can still make mistakes. Focus should not be so much on the mistake as the lessons learned and applied for correction and improvement. My concern is th...