1949
Dredging and other improvements are made to the Red Run Drain. An intercity agreement is signed to make further improvements.
1948
Township dump on 13 Mile between John R and Dequindre, owned by August Hasenbein and William Desand, closes following complaints by residents. The dump moves to John R north of 12 Mile and is later referred to as the Bishop-Bolday Dump.
1948
Township library moves next to the police station.
1947
Construction on new Township Board Building begins at 26337 John R.
1946
Township branch library moves into the Township Hall.
1946
Cooperative Lumber and Supply takes over the old Veterans Sawmill at John R south of 14 Mile Road.
June 1945
Voters in the Lamphere School District vote to enter into an agreement with the federal government for a four-room addition to Lamphere School.
1944
The Lincoln-10 Civic and Improvement Association seeks to have the area incorporated as a city, buy the county rejects the proposal. The proposal suggests naming the community "Victory City."
1944
Madison Heights Methodist Church buys the old Kendall School for a church. In April, the school is moved to 11 Mile and Groveland.
1944
The Royal Oak Township Police Department moves from its headquarters at John R and Farnum to a facility at John R and Sixth.
1944
Dr. M. Shoskes becomes the area's first resident doctor.
1943
Royal Oak Township Police and Fire Department created.
September 28, 1942
New Madison American Legion Post No. 288 opens and Pecky Levins is selected as first post commander; his wife is named president of the auxiliary unit. Lewis later becomes Mayor of Royal Oak.
1942
The township fire department moves to the Madison area from the new city of Hazel Park.
1941
Madison High School students sell magazines and earn enough funds to buy an electric basketball scoreboard for the school.
1940
Co-operative Homesteads formed as a nonprofit corporation to construct affordable homes on 120 acre tract of property. First house is build on 13 Mile east of John R and is owned by John L. Brzenewski. Co-op members do all of the construction themselves.
