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Downtown Ferndale restaurant owner warns Woodward parking loss will hurt businesses
Summary
A restaurant owner told the planning commission that bike lanes and nearby development have reduced parking and cited deleted East Side parking figures from DDA reports; the commission encouraged him to share unedited studies with city staff and said staff would consider parking in future development discussions.
Michael Henness, owner of a restaurant on Woodward Avenue, told the City of Ferndale Planning Commission during public comment that recent changes to parking and ongoing development have already reduced his business and that earlier parking reports omitted East Side figures.
“My number 1 complaint my customers have had over the last 25 years has been parking, and those conversations have doubled. We've already seen a 20% drop in business,” Henness said.…
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