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Royal Oak commission keeps Lawson Park berms after split Traffic Committee recommended removal
Summary
After months of outreach and a 3–2 Traffic Committee recommendation to remove one Lawson Park berm, the City Commission voted to reject that recommendation and keep the berms, citing neighborhood opposition, cost and a desire for a comprehensive complete‑streets study.
The Royal Oak City Commission voted Nov. 10 to keep the berms and traffic diverters around Lawson Park, rejecting a Traffic Committee recommendation to remove berm number 2. The decision follows public comment from multiple neighborhood residents and a split 3–2 Traffic Committee vote urging removal.
City engineer Holly Donahue presented the Traffic Committee's review of the neighborhood. Staff described prior analysis from 2018 concluding removal would not cause traffic failure; the committee nevertheless re-examined the area and recommended removal of berm #2 after a 3–2 vote. Donahue told the commission that staff had surveyed nearby residents and park visitors…
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