In 2023, outside a classic northern Michigan beach resort with kitchenettes, wood paneling and picnic tables, a vintage marquee said: “welcome, Royal Oak fam.”
The Detroit suburb is about 200 miles south of the Greenbush Township resort. But the owners of the Blue Haven Beach Resort, built in the 1940s along Lake Huron and recently renovated, are very familiar with Royal Oak and Oakland County. The owners and their families are some of that area’s most prominent elected officials.
The Up North spot and the people behind it are another example of possible ethical issues in Oakland County, where relationships, investments and votes on public deals are under scrutiny…