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Berkley Days festival will not happen in 2025 BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
Ferndale voters approved two measures on the May 6 ballot, one for a millage restoration and another for a Ferndale Public Schools bond. Photo by Patrica O’Blenes
Ferndale voters approve millage restoration, school bond proposal FERNDALE — Two major proposals on the ballot in Ferndale during the May 6 election were approved by voters.
Voters in the city of Ferndale and the Ferndale Public Schools district approved their proposals for a millage restoration and bond, respectively. Ferndale’s millage restoration proposal was approved with a little over 58% of the vote, according See PROPOSALS on page 6A
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BERKLEY — The Berkley Days festival officially will not be happening in 2025. The Berkley Days Association has decided to not hold Berkley Days this year and instead the organization will look to save money to hold a bigger event next year. “We basically came to that decision because we’re going to have to rethink the event and we didn’t want to just throw something together just to have something,” Berkley Days Committee Chair Denise Downen said. “We wanted to have that extra time to plan something new from scratch.” Downen said the decision to not pursue Berkley Days this year was a hard one, but also it was a choice that made sense for the committee. “Berkley Days is a tradition and we didn’t want to disappoint anyone by not having it, but at the same time, we realize that this is going to be very different from what the community is used to,” she said. “We really wanted to put in that extra time and care to plan something that would be memorable. For the past two years, the Berkley Days festival has been plagued by safety issues and instances of fights breaking out on the event grounds. The 2023 event saw a number of juveniles attend wearing masks, carrying duffel bags and bringing BB guns. After fights broke out, the decision was made to cancel the rest of the festival. Organizers attempted to curb any concerns of safety with increased security measures the following year. While the event ran with limited issues for the first two days in 2024,