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APRIL 3, 2024 • Vol. 22, No. 7
Planning Commission OKs ‘Clawson Flats’ proposal Apartment building development now goes to City Council for consideration BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
CLAWSON — The Clawson Planning Commission on March 26 passed a motion 5-3 for a proposed planned unit development that, if approved by the City Council, would develop a former bank site into an apartment building on Main Street. See APARTMENTS on page 10A
Rendering provided by Krieger Klatt Architects
This color rendering of the Clawson Flats shows how the apartments might look facing North Main Street.
Royal Oak police investigating string of steering wheel thefts ROYAL OAK — Steering wheels are often stolen for the airbags inside of them, and this phenomenon happened four times during the week of March 14-21. “Sometimes it picks up and sometimes we might not have one for six months,” Lt. Rich Millard, of the Royal Oak Police Department, said.
The Royal Oak Police Department has no leads or evidence at the moment tying a suspect or suspects to these crimes, but he said it is generally impossible to find any evidence at all. “Much like the catalytic converter thefts, there is little to no possibility of any evidence being left behind,” he said. “The only thing the thief touches (the steering wheel) is taken with them.” The four thefts happened in different areas of Royal
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