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Ferndale council weighs buy-or-divest choices for Kulik community center ahead of FY2027 budget
Summary
Council heard staff and community‑task‑force estimates showing major variation in reopen/rehab/new‑build costs for the Kulik Center and asked staff for minimum‑viable repair, operating costs, acquisition funding options and grant/partnership scenarios to include in the March budget workshop.
A Ferndale strategic‑planning workshop on Saturday focused one hour on the fate of the Kulik community center, where council members pressed staff for clear cost scenarios and the information they’ll need to decide whether to pursue purchase, limited repairs or new construction when they set the FY2027 general fund budget.
Britney, the meeting facilitator, opened the session by reminding councilors that the workshop was intended to surface options, not to reach decisions. Steve Watson, a budget consultant, framed the fiscal constraints: the general fund is about $30 million and roughly half the revenues are property taxes.
Parks and recreation staff reviewed the Kulik Center’s history: built as Washington Elementary in the 1920s,…
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