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Council approves alley vacation, park payment and routine items; delays major procedural and communications decisions
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Ferndale City Council approved a resolution vacating an unimproved alley, authorized final payments on a park project and passed routine consent items while postponing two major governance proposals — revised council rules and a communications staffing restructure — until Aug. 11.
The Ferndale City Council on July 14 approved several routine and project items but postponed two higher-profile governance items for additional review.
In formal votes the council adopted a resolution vacating the unimproved north–south alley between East Breckenridge Street and Rosewood Street (adjacent to Lots 28–37 east of Hilton Road); approved final payments and a contract modification for Martin Road Park improvements; and passed the consent agenda after pulling one special-event permit for separate review. The council also approved two appointments to the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and rejected one appointment.
The council voted to postpone two high-attention items to the Aug. 11 meeting: (1) consideration of adopting revised council rules and procedures that would align more closely with Robert's Rules of Order, and (2) a proposed restructuring of the city communications function that would create a…
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