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JULY 31, 2024 Vol. 21, No. 16
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Parking rates increase, new system to be implemented in Ferndale
BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
BY MIKE KOURY mkoury@candgnews.com
FERNDALE — New parking rates have been implemented in the city of Ferndale as of July 1. The new parking rates are $1.60 per hour for on-street parking spaces, $1.35 for surface lots and $1.25 for The dot parking structure. Previously, the parking rates were $1.50 per hour for on-street parking spaces, $1.25 for surface lots and $1.15 for The dot. Parking will remain free on Sundays and 14 holidays throughout the year. City Manager Joe Gacioch said there are three drivers for the rate increase, the city’s first since 2021. The first driver, he said, was the cost of business and keeping up with the increase in the See PARKING on page 6A
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Ferndale recently increased its rates for parking, and motorists also will see a change after Labor Day involving how they pay for parking. The new system will use license plates instead of a numbered-space system. Photo by Mike Koury
PLEASANT RIDGE — He needed something to light his competitive fire, and bodybuilding was the answer. Throughout his years at Sterling Heights Stevenson High School and Hope College, Royal Oak resident David Clark’s sole focus was being an athlete. A two-sport athlete in football and track, Clark, a 2017 Stevenson graduate, revolved his life around two things — sports and the gym. Clark was a gym rat to the fullest extent and credited Stevenson for developing his passion for working out. “Stevenson actually got me working out in the first place,” Clark said. “I started working out as a freshman, and I kind of got addicted to the gym. I was working out every single day all the time. I was working out with seniors and juniors that were bigger than me and stronger than me, but I just wanted to work. I wanted to improve and I wanted to get better. That was always my mindset, especially when it came to the physical aspect of sports and lifting.” Once sports were no longer in the picture after college, Clark’s constant time in the gym See CLARK on page 20A
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