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Royal Oak opens draft master plan for 63-day review as residents demand a public vote
Summary
The Royal Oak City Commission voted to release a draft master plan for a 63-day statutory review after an extended public comment period in which numerous residents urged off-site town halls, more data and a public referendum to preserve single-family protections.
The Royal Oak City Commission on Jan. 27 voted to release a draft master plan for a 63-day review period that will solicit feedback from neighboring cities, county planning bodies, utilities and transportation agencies.
The action came after more than an hour of public comment in which multiple residents said the planning process had been insufficiently transparent and urged the commission either to hold broader town-hall meetings or put the master plan before voters. "The master plan must be placed on the ballot due to the fake public input process thus far and in order to save single family neighborhoods," said Trish Oliver,…
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