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The Gerry Kulick Community Center is the City of Ferndale’s indoor/year-round public recreation facility and home to the City’s Department of Parks and Recreation. The Kulick Center serves a variety of purposes and audiences, including:
The building is 90 years old and hasn’t undergone a serious renovation or upgrade since 2001, when it was converted from an elementary school to the current recreation center. With the Kulick Center in need of large-scale renovations and upgrades to meet building standards and programming needs, the City seeks a recommendation about the future home for Ferndale’s recreation programming, the "envelope" that will support the programming that our community wants and needs.
In fall of 2018, Mayor Dave Coulter and Ferndale's City Council established a Kulick Center Task Force to assess the community’s recreation needs and recommend a plan for moving forward. They selected 10 residents to sit on this committee, representing diverse recreation users throughout the Ferndale community.
The main task force objectives include:
As part of the process the City will distribute a community-wide digital survey, which will be promoted through the City's website, social media accounts, and via mail to a random selection of 1,000 residences. Everyone is encouraged to take and share the survey: your feedback will help the Kulick Community Center Task Force to make informed recommendations, and will assist City Council in its assessment and path forward.
The task force is scheduled to meet 4-6 times over the course of 4-5 months--roughly November 2018 through March 2019. At the committee's conclusion, they will be asked to make a recommendation or set of recommendations (which may or may not be unanimous) to Ferndale City Council. Council will then encourage community engagement as they consider recommendations and options.
Kulick Community Center Task Force staff liaisons:
If you have questions or concerns regarding the Kulick Center facility or task force process, please reach out to one of the staff liaisons listed above. We will arrange a meeting for you with the appropriate person(s).