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Councilman Mikal Goodman: "No part of this ordinance mandates that any landlord must let in a Section 8 tenant. Anyone telling you that is lying."

Elected officials in one of Michigans smallest and poorest communities are facing criticism from residents after approving pay raises for themselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The salary hikes, approved by the Royal Oak Township trustees late last month, include a 25% increase for Supervisor Donna Squalls, from $20,000 to $25,000 a year; 87.5% for Clerk Gwendolyn Turner, from $8,000 to $15,000; and 21.4% for newly elected Treasurer Patricia Singley, from $14,000 to $17,000. All three are memb...