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Ferndale outlines final design, funding for Martin Road Park support facility

5726315 · June 10, 2025
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Parks staff presented a final site and floor plan for a grant-funded restroom, concessions and storage building at Martin Road Park; construction bidding to start this summer with MDNR approval and work projected to begin after Labor Day.

Ferndale Parks and Recreation Director Lorena Wheeler presented the final site design for a Recreation Support Building at Martin Road Park, telling the City Council the project is fully grant-funded and aimed at increasing restroom capacity and supporting the park’s splash pad and new amenities.

Wheeler said the city has secured $2,156,000 in grant funding — including $704,000 from a community project funded through HUD, $500,000 from a Michigan Community Enhancement Grant and $951,000 from a Michigan…

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