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Proposals pass in Clawson, County Commissioners reelected
NOVEMBER 13, 2024 • Vol. 22, No. 24
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BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK/CLAWSON — Voting booths are now closed and unofficial results from the election Nov. 5 have been announced. In Royal Oak and Clawson, voters were tasked with deciding federal, state, county and local elections, including Oakland County commissioners and two proposals in Clawson. Clawson voters voted on a charter amendment concerning retail cannabis establishments and a $64.5 million bond proposal. Machele Kukuk, Clawson city clerk, said that the election went smoothly for Clawson voters. There were fewer voters who turned up in person than expected. “We were busy and steady all day,” she said Nov. 6. “We didn’t hit the 80% mark that we had in 2020; I think we were more like 77% or 78% — I haven’t quite finished all of my tallying on my reports, but that’s what I saw on the county site.” Clawson voters were asked to vote on a proposed city charter amendment establishing “an application process, selection criteria, licenses, fees, and regulations for two adult-use retail cannabis establishments in the City,” according to the ballot language. The charter amendment was passed in Clawson. Of the 7,093 votes, 3,824 (53.91%) approved the amendment and 3,269 (46.09%) voted no. See ELECTION on page 10A
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The co-responder program was officially launched Oct. 29 at a press conference held at the Royal Oak Police Department. CoRe is providing four communities with two clinicians tasked with assisting officers during mental health or substance abuse crises. Pictured, from left, in the back row: Chief Brent Lemerise, Madison Heights Police Department; Chief William Hamel, Hazel Park Police Department; Vasilis K. Pozios, M.D., chief medical officer, Oakland Community Health Network; Trisha Zizumbo, chief operating officer, OCHN; Chief Michael Moore, Royal Oak Police Department; Board Chair David T. Woodward, District 1, Oakland County Board of Commissioners; Ann Erickson Gault, District 3, Oakland County Board of Commissioners; and Chief Dennis Emmi, Ferndale Police Department. From left in the front row are Sabrina Fallone, co-responder, OCHN; and Alyssa Waters, co-responder, OCHN.
Co-responder program officially launched at Royal Oak Police Department BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
ROYAL OAK — The Co-Response Community Outreach Program, called “CoRe,” has launched in the Ferndale, Hazel Park, Madison Heights and Royal Oak
police departments, as announced at a press conference Oct. 29 at the Royal Oak Police Department. The four communities partnered with Oakland Community Health Network to provide two clinicians, Alyssa Waters and Sabrina Fallone, who are trained and See CORE on page 15A
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