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Ferndale recognizes three police promotions; Planning Commission summarizes 2025 work
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Council recognized three Ferndale Police Department promotions and heard the Planning Commission chair summarize 2025 activities including zoning cleanups, project reviews, and upcoming master-plan work.
The Ferndale City Council opened its March 9 meeting by recognizing three newly promoted Ferndale Police Department supervisors — including Sergeant Stephen Rowe, Lieutenant Austin Bishop and Captain Dan Coosdale — with remarks on their service records and a family pinning.
Following the recognition, Michelle Foster, Chair of the Planning Commission, presented the Planning Commission’s 2025 annual report. Foster reviewed the commission’s responsibilities (site plans, special land uses, PUDs, rezonings, master-plan updates), noted the master plan’s 2022 adoption and expected five-year review process, and summarized notable 2025 actions: zoning ordinance cleanups and amendments (lighting, outdoor dining and definitions), the 141 FARO site-plan review and approval with conditions, a special-land-use recommendation to deny the El Car Wash application at 22230 Woodward, and approval recommendations on conditional rezonings such as 660 East 10 Mile for Iron Ranch. Foster said the commission will continue monitoring implementation of the new zoning ordinance and host educational forums on housing policy and incentives.
