Editing Oak Park, Michigan (section)

==Controversy==
In July 2011, Oak Park gained national attention when the city charged Julie Bass, a homeowner, for growing vegetables in her front yard.<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/vegetable-garden-brings-criminal-charges-oak-park-michigan/story?id=14047214 Vegetable garden brings criminal charges"], ABC News, July 2011</ref>

In March 2015, Stephanie Sumner and Michael Sumner were fired from their positions as city employees after the city had discovered that they had stolen $433,000 from the city over the course of two years. Several months after the story broke, the city announced that the stolen funds had been replaced through the city's insurance policy. However, many residents voiced their concerns regarding the potential insurance rate hikes that would occur after insurance claims to replace the stolen money.<ref>{{cite web|last1=McConnell|first1=Mike|title=Ex Oak Park clerk to stand trial in theft of $433,000, all the money is spent, police say|url=http://www.dailytribune.com/general-news/20151008/ex-oak-park-clerk-to-stand-trial-in-theft-of-433000-all-the-money-is-spent-police-say|website=The Daily Tribune Crime|date=8 October 2015|publisher=The Daily Tribune}}</ref>