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APRIL 16, 2025 Vol. 23, No. 8
B & B COLLISION
Clawson special election asks voters to choose size of City Council BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
CLAWSON — A special election will take place in Clawson May 6, when voters will be asked to decide on two proposed city charter amendments. Both proposed amendments must pass in order for them to take effect. The first proposed charter amendment asks voters whether they would like to continue with the council’s current size of four council members and the mayor, or if they want the terms of the adopted 2023 city charter to go into effect, whereby the City Council in the regular election later this year would expand to six council members and the mayor. Charter Amendment No. 1 reads: “Clawson ProSee COUNCIL on page 11A
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The Royal Oak Planning Commission held a master plan public hearing April 8 at City Hall, 203 S. Troy St.
Planning Commission approves Royal Oak Master Plan Draft 2050 See MASTER PLAN on page 12A
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A special election will take place in Clawson May 6, when voters will be asked to decide on two proposed city charter amendments. Both proposed amendments must pass in order for them to take effect.
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ROYAL OAK — The public was called to City Hall during the April 8 Planning Commission meeting to voice their opinions about the proposed master plan of 2050. The master plan was passed in a unanimous vote and
is now going to be sent to the City Commission for further approval. The proposed plan has seven goals listed in its introduction at planroyaloak.com. The first goal is to reinforce the city’s historic structure through defining the character of places throughout the city.
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BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com