Scott Thompson of Beaver River addressed the Town of Webb Board at its Tuesday, February 14 meeting regarding  the possibility of building a new road in Beaver River, and to request that the town overturn Resolution 56, a five-year-old resolution which closed the discussion on overland access to Beaver River.

“We would like to request that the town board consider making a resolution saying Beaver River is untenable and needs some type of overland access,” Thompson said.

Currently, you can only gain access to Beaver River by boat and barge, snowmobile, on foot, or by using the old rail corridor, which Thompson described as “too difficult, too dangerous, and too expensive to maintain.”

Over the past few months, a survey was sent out to the 124 property owners in Beaver River asking their opinions on the matter. Continue reading →