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Parking Permits Required in Royal Oak Neighborhoods During Festival

Submitted by scottn on Fri, 08/27/2010 - 9:25pm

Parking Permits Required in Royal Oak Neighborhoods during Arts, Beats and Eats Festival. Visitors will not be allowed to park in Royal Oak neighborhoods. Neighborhood areas likely to be impacted by visitors to the festival have been designated a permit parking only zone during the event.Read more »

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Homicide Investigation - Person of Interest Being Sought

Submitted by scottn on Thu, 08/12/2010 - 2:31pm

Royal Oak Police Department

On July 13, 2010, at 2:52 pm, our department received a 911 call from a person stating a gun shot was heard and an injured man was laying in a driveway in the 2700 block of Ardmore.

Officers and medical personnel arrived to assist the injured man. The injured man was Gary Harmon Lupiloff, a 53 year old Royal Oak resident. Mr. Lupiloff was taken to Wm. Beaumont Hospital for treatment, where he was later pronounced dead. Mr. Lupiloff died as a result of the gunshot wound.Read more »

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City hall Reopens as Employees Accept Concessions

Submitted by admin on Wed, 08/11/2010 - 2:52pm

In a breakthrough agreement Monday, members of City of Royal Oak AFSCME Local #2396 ratified a tentative agreement, joining the Executive Department Heads and the Professional & Technical Employees Association in agreeing to concessions to help reduce the City’s financial challenges.  The tentative agreement will be presented to the City Commission for its approval next Monday, August 16, 2010.Read more »

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Primary Election Results

Submitted by scottn on Wed, 08/04/2010 - 9:39am

Royal Oak voter turnout reached 12,405 (26.09%) by the end of election day. Election workers finished ballot tabulation and reported election results to Oakland County within hours after the polls closed at 8:00 pm.  The following report details the election results for Royal Oak.

City of Royal Oak "Unofficial" Primary Election Results: http://www.ci.royal-oak.mi.us/portal/webfm_send/1151Read more »

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Comcast Channel Realignment

Submitted by scottn on Thu, 07/22/2010 - 3:39pm

Comcast system improvements and channel realignments are planned for August 18, 2010. Comcast is investing in and updating its cable system to better serve you. One of the changes is a realignment of channels. Significantly, your community’s public, education and government access channels, also known as PEG channels, are moving. We want to make sure you can easily find your local PEG programming in the new channel positions on the Limited Basic Service Tier. Read more »

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Road Construction Projects

Submitted by scottn on Mon, 07/19/2010 - 3:40pm

Please be advised that three road construction projects will be starting in August. These projects are being funded with Federal Surface Transportation funds and Act 51 funds through the Michigan Department of Transportation. The three projects are slated as follows:Read more »

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Dog Park Membership Renewals

Submitted by scottn on Tue, 07/13/2010 - 5:25pm

Important information for the City of Royal Oak Dog Park Access System and FOB Renewals: To renew, we must have the attached application and waiver filled out, proof of all shots and a copy of a current dog license (for non-residents). The fees for renewal are the following: residents - $40 non-residents $65. If a FOB is lost and needs to be replaced, there is an additional $10 fee. Anyone may renew their FOB any time prior to the expiration date, which is one year from the date they purchased the FOB.Read more »

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Rabies Alert

Submitted by scottn on Mon, 05/17/2010 - 4:26pm

There have been two recent cases of skunks testing positive for rabies in the 12 Mile/Woodward & 12 Mile/Greenfield areas. Residents are urged to take precautions against rabies exposure from wild animals such as bats, raccoons, skunks and foxes, especially with the warmer weather upon us. Be alarmed if you see these wild animals wandering about during the day. If bitten by any wild animal or stray domestic animal, wash the affected area thoroughly with soap and water and seek medical attention immediately. Read more »

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Arts, Beats & Eats Sponsors and Charities Announced

Submitted by scottn on Tue, 04/27/2010 - 10:23am

Ford Motor Company and the SE Michigan Ford Dealers sign on as the major sponsor to the annual Arts, Beats and Eats festival. Citizens Bank becomes the presenting sponsor to the event which is now officially titled "Ford Arts, Beats & Eats Presented by Citizens Bank". A whole list of additional and returning sponsors have signed on for this year's event! Read more »

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Memorial Day Parade

Submitted by scottn on Wed, 04/21/2010 - 9:53am

ROYAL OAK, MI – On April 5, 2010, the Royal Oak City Commission approved the plans for the 2010 Memorial Day Parade.  The Royal Oak Memorial Day Parade Committee, Co-Chaired by Carol Hennessey and Cathy Taylor, was given the thumbs up on its plan for this year's parade, which will be held on Memorial Day, May 31, 2010, and will follow a different route from years past.  The theme of this year's parade is "A Time to Honor", and the Committee has reached out to veterans' groups, schools, community organizations and service clubs alike to make this a truly unique Royal Oak event.Read more »

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SAAB HQ moves to Royal Oak

Submitted by scottn on Wed, 03/17/2010 - 9:30am

"Royal Oak Michigan is the new home of SAAB North American headquarters", says Mayor Jim Ellison,  "We are looking forward to having SAAB become part of our community!".

Royal Oak staff reacted very quickly to put the application together creating a tax district for the Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA). SAAB's decision to move to Royal Oak is something big that every community needs, especially in this economy and in this environment, and we are fortunate enough to have them come here.

More News:Read more »

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Google Fiber for Royal Oak

Submitted by scottn on Fri, 03/05/2010 - 2:02am

Google headquarters in Mountain View California announced a plan to test ultra-high speed broadband networks in a small number of trial locations across the country. The experiment is called “Google Fiber for Communities” and for those lucky pilot areas selected, it will deliver fiber-to-the-home connections with Internet speeds of more than 100 times faster (1 gigabit per second) than what most residents have access to today at a competitive price. Google’s intention is to select a target community area or areas of at least 50,000 and potentially up to 500,000 people.Read more »

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City Adopts Strategic Plan

Submitted by scottn on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 6:16pm

The City conducted strategic planning sessions on Friday, January 22, and Saturday, January 23, 2010. Top City officials and key department heads developed a strategic plan of action and the framework to evaluate the progress and success of the plan.

The approach and focus of the sessions was to review, update and endorse a clearly defined mission and vision statement, and to establish goals and objectives for the following six core areas:Read more »

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Farmers Market Cafe Reopens

Submitted by scottn on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 2:08pm

The Royal Oak Farmers Market opens their newly renovated Café on Saturday, February 6, 2010. This article by Royal Oak Review/CandG Newspaper reporter Jeremy Carroll, enlightens us on how the project came to fruition.

Farmers Market set to open new state-of-the-art kitchen (from www.candgnews.com)Read more »

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Royal Oak's 2nd Floor

Submitted by scottn on Thu, 02/04/2010 - 10:58am

This is a great article on creative businesses in downtown Royal Oak. Published by Metromode Media and written by Terry Parris Jr., the article highlights many interesting and vibrant businesses in downtown Royal Oak and illustrates the fact that there is more to downtown than just street level activity.Read more »

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Arts, Beats & Eats in Royal Oak

Submitted by scottn on Fri, 12/11/2009 - 12:49pm

Arts, Beats & Eats is coming to Royal Oak! We will be the new home to this premier end-of-summer festival starting in 2010.

On December 7, both the City Commission and the Downtown Development Authority unanimously agreed to enter into a tri-party agreement with the festival promoters to become the new home for the Labor Day weekend festival. Read more »

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Live Reference Service

Submitted by scottn on Mon, 09/14/2009 - 10:21am

go live at the libraryThere is a new service available online at the Royal Oak Public Library. The Library has been answering email questions for some time. Now it will be adding a "chat" or "instant message" service to the Library website.Read more »

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Johnson takes the Helm

Submitted by admin on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 4:26pm

Donald E Johnson has always wanted the title of City Manager and now he has it. Working as interim City Manager has proved to everyone that he has the right stuff to get the job done!  Since the beginning of his employment in Royal Oak, he has been actively involved in labor contract negotiations, commission action, community relations, local and regional activities, and has done and outstanding job with managing and assessing the City's financial status.Read more »

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Support Center Unveils

Submitted by scottn on Tue, 07/14/2009 - 4:03pm

Royal Oak City Hall introduces a new service for residents on the Internet, tag named "R.O.S.C.O." (Royal Oak Support Center Online). Whether it’s during the weekend, weekday or the middle of the night, the new Support Center is available 24 hours a day.
    • Ask R.O.S.C.O. questions and get answers
    • Report a problem or register a complaint
    • Track the status of a request
The service can keep you informed with email communication when any activity or response occurs on your request or question.Read more »

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Census 2010

Submitted by scottn on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 3:24pm

Accurate census data will help determine how federal funds are spent for projects like road construction, schools, public works, job-training centers, emergency services, hospitals and/or senior centers. The Census count also determines how many seats a state has in the U.S. House of Representatives.Read more »

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