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Royal Oak 'Party Bus' Behavior Under Fire

At tonight's meeting, the City Commission will be asked to vote on an ordinance to curb disorderly conduct.

While chartered "party buses" bring business into Royal Oak, some downtown businesses are complaining about the noisy and disorderly conduct that comes with them and asking the city to do something about it.

"Alcohol has usually been a factor" in the unwanted conduct, Royal Oak City Attorney Dave Gillam writes in a letter to the mayor and commissioners. The city doesn't have the authority to prohibit drinking on the vehicles, so the City Commission is being asked to vote tonight on the "Chartered Vehicle Ordinance," which would require the owners and drivers of the "party buses" to take steps to stop the unwanted conduct.

Specifically, the ordinance would "prohibit both owners and drivers from giving permission or approval for disorderly conduct," Gillam says in the letter, and "require a driver to take corrective action."

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The City Commission is scheduled to meet at 7:30 p.m. today on the third floor of .


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