http://www.cityofferndale.org News from the City of Ferndale, WA http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1604  May 14, 2012 City of Ferndale begins water main flushing City of Ferndale water customers are advised to not wash clothes or use hot water taps from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. beginning Wednesday, May 16, while water is being flushed in their area. The City Crews will begin annual main flushing in the Pacific Highlands neighborhood and areas North of Thornton Road working from west to east over the next several weeks.  There will be signs posted each day in the affected areas. Click her http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1604 http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1603  May 11, 2012 Power poles moved Monday for Main Street improvements Puget Sound Energy will begin relocating power poles along Ferndale’s Main Street between Douglas and Church Roads beginning Monday, May 14.  Drivers are urged to use caution in the area while the work is done. No estimated completion date is available for the changes by power infrastructure company Potelco, Inc., which is doing the work on behalf of PSE. It is likely the utility relocation work will continu http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1603 http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1601  May 8, 2012 Ferndale Public Works Department invites community to Annual Open House The City of Ferndale Public Works Department is inviting the community to its annual Open House from 6 to 8 p.m. May 23 at the WECU Branch, 5659 Barrett Rd. The event is the public’s opportunity to preview upcoming improvement projects and also to provide input on the City’s Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program. The Six-Year TIP is revised annually to address the highest-priority tr http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1601 http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1598 Watershed Words: A workshop for educators This day-long session will be jammed with tips for using writing and your own school campus as a context for learning. The curriculum integrates outdoor observation, investigation, and poetry writing with the core subjects English, science, social studies, and the arts. Each workshop participant will receive a copy of the teaching guide for “River of Words - young poets and artists on the nature of things" which incorporates language http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1598 http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1593  April 30, 2012 Main Street improvements near next step with certified bids Ferndale City Council members will be asked May 7 to approve a bid for the next phase of Main Street improvements, which should begin construction in early June. City staff is recommending the approval of RAM Construction General Contractors, Inc.’s bid of $3,592,404.92. Bids were unsealed and read 2 p.m. Friday, April 27. They were officially certified after review on Monday. The construction bid clima http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1593 http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1587  April 26, 2012 Traffic control on Main Street to begin Saturday during tree removal Drivers should use caution beginning Saturday, April 28, on Main Street as workers remove trees from the public right-of-way. Trees are being removed to prepare for the installation of new overhead powerlines, which are being moved as part of the Main Street improvement project between Douglas and Church roads. Removal will likely last approximately one week. Asplundh Tree Expert Co. will remove the t http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1587 http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1573 April 9, 2012 Initial survey work for Main Street improvements between Douglas and Church roads begins the week of April 9 - April 13. Crew members from Compass Point Survey will start surveying project limits and marking the project area, as well as where improvements will be located, with stakes and paint markings. Utility company crews will begin, perhaps as early as next week, to prepare for the relocation of  utilities in the area, like overhead power and communications lines. That http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1573 http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1539 Schell Creek runs through the middle of Ferndale. If you live in the Schell Creek Watershed, you should be recieving a "State of the Watershed Report."   Even if you don't live in this watershed, the report is interesting and includes data from the City's Water Quality Monitoring Program, which is a partnership between the City, the Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association, and Windward Highschool. http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=1539 http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=882 The City of Ferndale, Whatcom Community Foundation and Whatcom County Library System are proudly partnering in sponsorship of The New Ferndale Public Library Project!  The mission is to meet the long term needs of the Ferndale community by building a downtown information and education center combining the warmth of a traditional library with state-of-the-art technology: A community living-room where everyone can read, learn, work, meet, and grow.   To learn mor http://www.cityofferndale.org/rss/retrieveStory.php?ID=882