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Royal Oak seeks new parking system after dismissing lawsuit against MPS BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN
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ROYAL OAK — Parking in Royal Oak has been a topic of great discussion and sometimes frustration over the past few years among residents and business owners in the downtown area. These problems had ultimately led to a law-
suit between the city of Royal Oak as plaintiff and the Municipal Parking Services organization that Royal Oak partnered with back in 2021 and the Great Northern Insurance Co. as defendants. The lawsuit was filed on June 14, 2024, and was dismissed by Royal Oak Sept. 4, 2024. Royal Oak said in a prepared statement that it had See PARKING on page 17A
RIGHT: All parking meters in downtown Royal Oak are linked to the Sentry Mobile app that was activated in 2021. Royal Oak has announced that it has come to an agreement to end its contract with MPS at the end of 2025. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Fall begins in Clawson with annual festival
Attendees at the 2023 Clawson Fall Festival take a hayride with the help of a tractor. File photo by Donna Dalziel
BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
CLAWSON — The annual Clawson Fall Festival is coming up on Sept. 28 and includes plenty of beloved local traditions. The 2024 Fall Festival is going to have an artisan market, kid-friendly activities, cider, doughnuts, food trucks, hayrides, the Clawson Senior Center’s annual bake sale, and the popular Clawson Fire Department bonfire. This year the event will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at Clawson City Park, located at 935 N. Custer Ave. It is a free event. Lisa Ball, Clawson’s assistant director of recreation, said that ever since she became a Clawson resident more than 20 years ago, she has tried to attend every fall festival she could with her son. See FESTIVAL on page 8A
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