Notice
Traffic Revisions and Possible Delays: Monday, April 20, 2020 to Friday, April
24, 2020, 7am to 7pm
Rural Avenue, between Slater Road and
Wynn Road
Drivers should
expect delays as traffic is reduced to single lane traffic on Rural Avenue,
between Slater Road and Wynn Road from Monday, April 20, 2020 to Friday, April
24, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. This work is to
complete road improvements associated with a private development project.
Flaggers will be onsite to direct traffic. Road will remain open during
nonworking hours.
If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact Ferndale Public
Works Department at (360) 384-4006.
Notice Traffic Revisions and Possible Delays: Thursday, April 16, 2020 to Friday, April 24, 2020, 7am to 7pm
LaBounty Drive, between Nordic Way
and W. Smith Road
Drivers should expect delays as
traffic is reduced to single lane traffic on LaBounty Drive, between Nordic Way
and W. Smith Road from Thursday April 16, 2020 to Friday, April 24, 2020,
between the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. This work is to complete road
improvements associated with a private development project. Flaggers will be
onsite to direct traffic. Road will remain open during nonworking hours.
If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact Ferndale Public
Works Department at (360) 384-4006.
Yesterday, the Whatcom Unified Command, which includes the Whatcom County Health Department, issued a recommendation to cancel all summer activities to limit the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, the City is cancelling Old Settlers’ Weekend, the Ferndale Street Festival, the Parks and Recreation activities and all other large gatherings and events through August 31st, 2020. This was done in consultation with the organizing committees of these events.
Press release from Whatcom Unified Command included below:
Whatcom Unified Command (WUC), which includes the Whatcom County Health Department as a lead partner, is working to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 locally. Consistent with that key objective, and in line with recent simulation models, the Health Department recommends cancellation of summer events throughout Whatcom County.
In a letter to community leaders today, April 14, Erika Lautenbach, Whatcom County Health Department director, noted that work already underway to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 has been showing results.
“We see positive effects of the efforts to contain the virus, in large part due to the social distancing measures put into place in March,” said Lautenbach. Governor Jay Inslee initially announced his Stay Home, Stay Healthy order on March 23; on April 2, he extended the order through May 4. Modeling presented by the Health Department on April 13 indicate Whatcom County is “on the downside of the first wave of COVID-19 spread locally. Scenarios suggest that with continued social distancing, the next wave could be mitigated as well. However, if group gatherings resume too soon, the virus’ spread could be deadlier.
Lautenbach said that’s why she recommends that all summer events – including parades, community festivals and fireworks displays – should be cancelled.
“I recognize that this recommendation creates considerable disappointment,” said Lautenbach. “However, the long-term health of our community and our economy could be further damaged if we move too quickly to resume the activities that we know will put us at risk.”
The
regularly scheduled Finance & Administration Committee meeting on Wednesday,
April 15, 2020 will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams, with staff and
Councilmembers accessing the meeting from individual locations. This complies
with Governor Jay Inslee’s Stay at Home Order, which states, in part, that
people should refrain from all public gatherings, including civic activities.
The Finance & Administration
Committee meeting will begin at 9:00 a.m.
The Public Works & Utilities and Planning & Land Use Committee
meetings are cancelled.
Notice
Traffic Revisions and Possible Delays: Monday, April 13, 2020 to Friday, April
17, 2020, 7am to 7pm
Rural Avenue, between Slater Road and
Wynn Road
Drivers should expect delays as
traffic is reduced to single lane traffic on Rural Avenue, between Slater Road
and Wynn Road from Monday, April 13, 2020 to Friday, April 17, 2020, between
the hours of 7:00 AM and 7:00 PM. This work is to complete road
improvements associated with a private development project. Flaggers will be
onsite to direct traffic. Road will remain open during nonworking hours.
If you have questions regarding this notice, please contact Ferndale Public
Works Department at (360) 384-4006.
All physical city offices are already closed due to COVID-19 but city employees will not be conducting work on April 10th, 2020 due to Good Friday. They will return to work for their usual schedule on Monday, April 13th will be accessible by phone and email then.
