5 Things to Know this Week: Meetings, Coffee with State Rep, Memorial Day Weekend Activities

Five things you need to know about this week: 

All week: There are several committee meetings during the week, including:

• Rehabilitation Board of Appeals, 7 p.m. Tuesday at .

• Historical Commission, 7 p.m. Tuesday, 

• The Traffic Committee meeting has been changed to Wednesday at 7 p.m. at
• ROOTS Foundation meets at 7 p.m. Thursday the
• Animal Shelter Committee meets at 7:15 p.m. at the . Please note change in meeting location and date. The committee will resume meeting on the third Thursday of the month at the Police Conference room in .
• The Downtown Development Authority (DDA) meeting was rescheduled to June 1.

All week: After a weekend of intense yard work, now is a good time to remind that all residents must separate yard waste from regular refuse. Items such as grass, leaves, spent flowers, garden plants and woody materials up to 2 inches in diameter are considered yard waste. This waste can be placed at the curb by 7 a.m. on your regular trash pickup day in either a 32-gallon trash can with a yard waste decal facing the street or a Kraft paper landscape bag. Woody material 2-5 inches in diameter, less than 4 feet in length and tied securely will go in with your regular refuse. Visit the SOCRRA.org website for a complete list of yard waste items that can be composted. The city of Royal Oak does not pick up the following: stumps, root balls, dirt and sod. These materials must be disposed of privately. Yard waste curbside collection runs April through December. For more recycling and yard waste information, visit the yard waste guidelines page.

Friday: Something on your mind? State Rep. Jim Townsend (D-Royal Oak) invites residents to join him Friday to share ideas and concerns about state government over a cup of coffee.

• 8:30-10 a.m. at Seros Restaurant, 375 W. 12 Mile Rd., Madison Heights
• 4:30-6 p.m. at , 401 S. Main St., Royal Oak

Saturday-Monday: The will be closed Saturday-Monday for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The library will reopen at 10 a.m. on May 31. If you have some books or other borrowed library materials, you can still return them in the outside drop boxes at any time.

Monday, Memorial Day: It’s not too late to participate and volunteer in the coming holiday weekend activities. Volunteers can help place flags at on Saturday and others are invited to walk with a veteran, carry the huge American flag or a variety of other activities in the parade on Monday. Contact Memorial Day Parade Committee Coordinator Carol Hennessey at 248-543-8420 or e-mail royaloakmemorialday@gmail.com.

Bonus Monday event:  will host ‘The Blessing of the Bikes: Gear Up for Summer” beginning at 10:45 a.m. The free community event will be in the church's parking lot on the corner of Main and Sixth streets. There will be free hot dogs, crafts and military care package, too. 

Is there something coming up you want to share? Send information to Beth.Valone@Patch.com or enter your events and announcements on Royal Oak Patch yourself.