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Ferndale Council adopts alley vacation, approves equipment purchases and staffing plan
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the Ferndale City Council adopted a resolution vacating a north–south alley, approved a $104,000 leaf-vacuum trailer purchase and approved hiring two communications staff after amending a proposed public-information officer role.
The Ferndale City Council on Sept. 8 adopted a resolution to vacate the remaining north–south alley between East Breckenridge Street and Rosewood Street, east of Hilton Road, and approved several operational purchases and staffing changes.
The council approved the alley vacation resolution during a public hearing and vote; no written neighborhood objections were reported during the hearing, and staff noted a correction to the subdivision name in the uploaded documents. Council also approved a purchase of a replacement leaf‑vacuum trailer for the Department of Public Works at a cost of $104,000 and acted on a communications staffing plan, approving two new communications positions while deferring a proposed dedicated public‑information officer (PIO).
The alley vacation affects the unvacated alley adjacent to Lots 28 through 30 in the Eastern and Rest Subdivision; city staff said the vacated right‑of‑way automatically conveys 50% to one adjacent owner and 50% to the other. The alley item was scheduled previously as a public hearing and returned to the council…
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