Beaver Island Michigan

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...

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...

Kirk, I have sent you a private message but feel I must publically fess up to the "chicken coop" comment. I could have phrased it better but you got the point and explained my position rather well. I have come to the conclusion from feedback I have received thus far that there exists a lot...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

I think the Recreation Plan has some wonderful ideas for promoting Beaver Island for residents and tourism. However Beaver Island is not a Field of Dreams where, "if you build it, they will come" until the island residents and responsible boards get the price of boat transportation down to...

Mr. Moore, Thank you for your update and HC minutes. Am I correct that there was no definitive discussion of a dentist? Was there an estimate on the cost of furnishing a dental office with equipment?

Dear Marlene, Very creative and inspiring. I wish you much success in leading Beaver Island into 2018. May your positive creative talent become contagious.

Thank you Mr. Moore.

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...

Please don't get me wrong, I'm encouraged to see the public being invited to a meeting for public input. My concern is the phrase, "Everyone is invited!". January 3rd when the population of the island is at it's lowest, really? I'm sure there are hundreds of tax payers who are not on the i...

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...