City Offices will be closed on Monday, January 20th, 2025 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. City Offices will be open again for regular business hours on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025.
The regularly scheduled City Council Meeting will instead be held on Tuesday, January 21st, 2025.
As always, please dial 9-1-1 for emergencies.
Updated January 2nd, 2025: The error has been corrected and bills have been issued. Thank you for your patience.
The City’s utility billing software vendor is experiencing a technical difficulty and the City has identified inaccurate statements on residential bills that were due to be sent out today. The City is working diligently with our utility billing software provider and will be delaying the issuance of January’s water bills until the issue is resolved and all statements reflect accurate account information. The City apologizes for this inconvenience and thanks you for your patience. If you have any questions, please reach out to our utility billing department at (360) 384-4269.
The City’s utility billing software vendor is experiencing a technical difficulty and the City has identified inaccurate statements on residential bills that were due to be sent out today. The City is working diligently with our utility billing software provider and will be delaying the issuance of January’s water bills until the issue is resolved and all statements reflect accurate account information. The City apologizes for this inconvenience and thanks you for your patience. If you have any questions, please reach out to our utility billing department at (360) 384-4269.
Updated on December 31st at 12:00 PM: City phones are back up and working. Thank you for your patience.
The City is experiencing a connectivity issue that is impacting all city phones. We are working diligently to resolve the issue and the City will post an update as soon as the problem is fixed. Emergency services are still available by dialing 9-1-1.
City Offices will be closed on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1st, 2025. City Offices will be open again for regular business hours on Thursday, January 2nd, 2025.
As always, please dial 9-1-1 for emergencies.
City Offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th. City Offices will be open again for regular business hours on Thursday, December 26th.
As always, please dial 9-1-1 for emergencies.
Happy holidays from the City of Ferndale!
City Hall will be closing at 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 4th due to City Hall’s heater unit being replaced and the potential emission of smoke and fumes associated with the installation. City Hall will be open again for regular business hours on Thursday, December 5th. We apologize for any inconvenience. As always, dial 9-1-1 for emergencies.
Notice is given the Parks, Recreation, and Trails Advisory Board Meeting for Thursday, December 19, 2024 is cancelled. The next PRTAB meeting will be Thursday, January 16, 2025.
Consistent with FMC 13.34.030, the City of Ferndale will be adopting the 2024 Stormwater Management Manual for Western Washington effective January 1, 2025. Any projects for which a complete land disturbance permit application has not been submitted by that date will be required to design to the 2024 manual.
Click here to read the 2024 SWMMWW
For questions, email the City’s Stormwater Manager at StephenMurdock@cityofferndale.org
The City of Ferndale is now accepting applications for the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Center for Quality Communities (CQC) scholarship. The scholarship is available through a statewide competitive process for high school seniors who are active in leadership in their city government, community, or school and plan to pursue post-secondary education in fall 2025.
The CQC is awarding up to three $3,000 scholarships in 2025. Scholarship recipients also receive a travel stipend to attend AWC’s Annual Conference in Kennewick, Washington, in June 2025.
To be eligible as a first-time applicant, a student must be:
Information and application materials can be found on the CQC website (https://wacities.org/cqc-home/scholarships). Completed applications are due to the City of Ferndale no later than Monday, January 13, 2025.
Applications may be dropped off in person to Ferndale City Hall at 2095 Main St., or by email with the subject line “CQC Scholarship” to Communications and Community Relations Officer Megan Juenemann, at meganjuenemann@cityofferndale.org.
The AWC Center for Quality Communities is a 501(c)(3) partner with the nonprofit Association of Washington Cities. The Center’s goal is to help residents understand the important role cities and towns play in Washington and to grow leaders and healthy, resilient quality communities. The Center promotes municipal leadership development and civic engagement and works to support students who demonstrate community leadership and commitment to their city.
For questions or more information, please contact the City of Ferndale’s Communications and Community Relations Officer, Megan Juenemann at (360) 685-2353 or meganjuenemann@cityofferndale.org.