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DID YOU KNOW? If you have a street light out, there's a form through DTE you can fill out to request replacement. Our DPW/city staff do...

We passed a resolution against the sale, purchase and use rat poisons that bioaccumulate and harm our helpful predators & non-target...

Did you know our Fire Department offers free 10 year Worry Free Kiddie Smoke Alarms? If you're comfortable with it, they'll even do a 25...

We approved the purchase of 15k worth of body armor (21 vests) for our police last night. To be clear: this is NOT riot gear. These are...

We discussed water bills at Monday's city council meeting, and here's my takeaway: Most higher water bills are likely due to one or a...

The resolution adopted at the last City Council meeting on June 8th gave the City Manager’s Office the responsibility to prepare a...

We have a ~9k invoice from CN Railroad for signal maintenance on tonight's consent agenda, so it's a great time to provide insight on WHY...

Please keep an eye on pets and children in the Marshall/Livernois area, there seems to be a business extensively poisoning and it's...

For those who may not know, seniors 62 and older and disabled adults 18 and older can sign up with OLHSA for lawn mowing, snow removal,...

Tonight I voted YES on extending our contract with Davey Resource Group for tree management/support/training services for one fiscal...

Let's talk about the impact of COVID-19 on the Dot parking deck project. Monday night during city council we heard about how our...

From Councilmember Kat Bruner-James: Neighborhood groups are critical during a crisis. Ferndale Forum was an amazing resource for...

Let's talk Schiffer Park and the awarding of the bid for 357K. I have a lot of heartburn over this, and I had been going back and forth...

We discussed allocating additional funds to the DOT project last night. For ease of reference, here's the youtube video starting at the...

Since many of you reached out about appointments to boards & commissions, I'd like to reprint my written thoughts that I read during Call...

TRAIN BLOCKED CROSSING INCIDENT REPORTER https://www.fra.dot.gov/blockedcrossings/?fbclid=IwAR27STOXkV0CqJUtRZvahQCRsn1ZoWhtRvMo5x3kuSLoT...

Does increased development create affordable housing opportunities? Can we 'out-supply' the demand for Ferndale housing stock?

At the senior forum today we were posed the question: "What is being done with the homeless population on 8 mile?" My answer? Not enough....

Suburban Ford needs more parking, and Ferndale residents need them to be a good neighbor Thanks to Ian Williamson for making an...