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Royal Oak greenlights formation of social district
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ROYAL OAK On April 12, the Royal Oak City Commission unanimously authorized the creation of a downtown social district where patrons can purchase alcohol in specially marked cups from licensed establishments and drink it in a common outdoor area.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed Public Act 124 into law July 1, 2020, which allowed local governments to establish social districts in their jurisdictions to bolster small businesses negatively affected by the pandemic.
The Michigan Liquor Control Commission must approve applications from businesses that wish to join the social district, and at least two operators must be approved in order to form the social district.