Sagamore Boulevard, Finances, Arts, Beats & Eats on City Commission Agenda Tonight
Royal Oak officials will tackle a busy agenda when they meet at 7:30 p.m. today at City Hall.
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At their 7:30 p.m. regular meeting at City Hall, Royal Oak officials are expected to discuss a variety of matters, including the following: At their 7:30 p.m. regular meeting at City Hall, Royal Oak officials are expected to discuss a variety of matters, including the following:
Public hearing on request to vacate Sagamore Boulevard
At its Aug. 20 meeting, Royal Oak City Commissioners scheduled a public hearing for tonight regarding a request to vacate the remaining portion of Sagamore Boulevard between the Travelodge Motel, located at 30776 Woodward Ave., Walgreen’s and the Woodward North Apartments to allow for redevelopment of the motel property.
The Travelodge owners are also requesting that easements held by the city within a formerly vacated portion of Sagamore Boulevard and a formerly vacated alley through the middle of their property also be abandoned.
Zaid Elia, of Elia Group, and Arie Lebovitz, of Ari-El Enterprises, told commissioners in July that the real estate developer had plans for the Travelodge site that include developing a 4-story hotel that would serve Beaumont Hospital residents and visiting doctors along with the general public.
“We believe in the community and we believe in the location,” said Lebovitz at a July commision meeting. He told commissioners he has been redeveloping properties for more than 40 years and that he believes a hotel on Woodward in Royal Oak is viable and could compete with hotels in Birmingham.
Other agenda items
- several zoning ordinance amendments - regulation of hotels and motels, co-location of wireless communication facilities, smoking lounges and outpatient medical clinics - all have a first reading
- Permit Parking Ordinance Amendment, second reading
- millage information letter
- Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Budget Amendments, first amendment
- Major Fund and Arts, Beats & Eats Enterprise Fund financial updates
- discussion of Capital Improvement Plan process as requested by Mayor Pro Tem Patricia Capello and Commissioner David Poulton
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City of Royal Oak City Hall
221 E 3rd St, Royal Oak, MI -
Travelodge
30776 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI -
Walgreens Pharmacies
30852 Woodward Ave, Royal Oak, MI -
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William Beaumont Hospital
3601 W 13 Mile Rd, Royal Oak, MI
Ronald Wolf
3:03 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Unfortunately I will not be there to attend due to holiday obligations however, I would like to see a published document on what RO's commission claims is a thorough assessment of AB and E expenses I would place a gentleman's bet that after event cleanup will not be included, and for that matter I doubt the set up costs for the city from barricades to signage costs will be there either. I am not against the return of AB and E if they would allow the lowering of parking fees to eight dollars by lowering their100K set up they charge the city to half that amount and provide access to all businesses in the CBD who were adversely affected this year and the year before.
Shrine Family
4:47 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Shame on the city of Royal Oak for having a city meeting during Rosh Hashanah. Other metro Detroit communities did not schedule a meeting for tonight respecting the Jewish members of their communities.