Alan Kideckel is a Metro Detroit writer and author of the book "Surviving With a Positive Attitude."

By Alan H. Kideckel

Kulick Community Center

Some passionate Ferndale residents are enthused about the possibility of reopening the beloved Kulick Community Center on Livernois, which has been closed since 2020 at the start of the pandemic. The century-old building — formerly Washington Elementary School — is in need of serious structural upgrades.

The school district had been leasing the facility to the City since 2000 for $1 a year, with the City responsible for maintenance. In 2022, however, the City formally divested from the building at the recommendation of the resident-led Facilities Task Force, which concluded the city should not invest in maintaining or improving a property the

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