Royal Oak veterans press for voters to decide if memorial moves
Opponents of plans to move the Royal Oak Veterans Memorial say they have turned in more than 1,000 petition signatures in a bid to put the issue before the city's voters in November.
John Williams, adjutant of American Legion Post # 253 in Royal Oak, said new signatures were submitted to the city clerk’s office this week, adding to 300 other signatures veterans gathered last month on petitions. Five percent of the turnout in the most recent municipal general election — or about 665 votes — is needed to place the initiative on the ballot.