Quinn has a bachelor's degree in English from Florida Atlantic University. She is also a LEED accredited professional in Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance. Quinn previously served on Ferndale's Environmental Sustainability Commission from 2019 to 2025. In 2023-2024, she chaired the resident-led Finance Review Committee. 

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Quinn's campaign for Ferndale City Council Member is her first entry into politics.

As of August 12, 2025, Quinn Zeagler’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports consistent, transparent, and fair code enforcement to ensure residents live in clean and safe neighborhoods.

Supports careful management of the city's lead water line replacement program, pursuing outside funding, and ensuring residents are informed about the program.

Supports careful management of the city's lead water line replacement program, ensuring residents are informed about the program.

Believes Michigan's "broken property tax system" harms cities like Ferndale and advocates for state lawmakers to address structural problems that create budget crises.

- Supports consistent, transparent, and fair code enforcement to ensure residents live in clean and safe neighborhoods.
- Supports careful management of the city's lead water line replacement program, ensuring residents are informed about the program.
- Believes Michigan's "broken property tax system" harms cities like Ferndale and advocates for state lawmakers to address structural problems that create budget crises.

Housing & Urban Development

Believes in investing in safe, modern workspaces to retain dedicated public safety professionals.

- Believes in investing in safe, modern workspaces to retain dedicated public safety professionals.

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Healthcare

Supports funding a new community center at Martin Road Park.

Plans to work with the City Manager's office to publish a more transparent budget for residents.

- Supports funding a new community center.
- Plans to work with the City Manager's office to publish a more transparent budget for residents.

Public Services

Supports adding more trees, rain gardens, and other climate-resilient strategies that reduce flooding and protect neighborhoods.

- Supports adding more trees, rain gardens, and other climate-resilient strategies that reduce flooding and protect neighborhoods.

Energy & the Environment

Plans to prioritize funding repairs and preventative maintenance.

- Plans to prioritize funding repairs and preventative maintenance.

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Quinn Zeagler

Quinn is from Ferndale, Michigan. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Communication from Florida Atlantic University. She is a LEED accredited professional in Existing Buildings Operations and Maintenance.

Quinn is a Program Manager at an energy efficiency program serving Michigan households. She helps residents save money through energy efficiency upgrades. 

Quinn Zeagler's campaign for Ferndale City Council Member is her first entry into politics. She previously served on the Environmental Sustainability Commission from 2019 to 2025. In 2023-2024, she chaired the resident-led Finance Review Committee. 

Advocates for state lawmakers to reform Michigan's property tax system to prevent cities like Ferndale from falling into "a cycle of budget crises."

Believes residents deserve clean and safe neighborhoods, which requires consistent, transparent, and fair code enforcement.

As of August 12, 2025, Quinn Zeagler did not have a website or any information online.

Supports Ferndale's pledge to be carbon-neutral by 2050 and has served on the Environmental Sustainability Commission since 2019 to help residents and small businesses reduce their environmental footprint.

Plans to enhance existing programs to create a more adaptable city.

Plans to maintain and improve essential services.

Supports the city's commitment to covering replacement costs but acknowledges the impact of rising water rates on residents.

Plans to increase facilities maintenance budget from 0.5% to the industry standard of 2-6%.

Supports investing in safe, modern workspaces for public safety teams to retain professionals.

Supports investing in replacing lead pipes to provide clean drinking water to Ferndale families.

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Eddie Sabatini is from Ferndale, Michigan. He has a bachelor's degree in fine arts from the College for Creative Studies and a master''s degree in fine arts from Sarah Lawrence College. He also studied at the University of Michigan. He lives with his wife, Sarah, and their 2 daughters. He volunteers as a public relations communications specialist with Ferndale Youth Assistance. 

Eddie is a self-employed freelance strategic consultant. He previously worked as a production manager at Yahoo and a teacher. 

Eddie's campaign for Ferndale City Council Member is his first entry into politics.

As of August 12, 2025, Eddie Sabatini’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports community land trusts, mixed-income housing, and strategic nonprofit partnerships to keep Ferndale accessible to all income levels, especially seniors, working families, and first-time homebuyers.

Supports  mixed-income housing and nonprofit partnerships to keep Ferndale accessible to all income levels, especially seniors, working families, and first-time homebuyers.

Supports a community land trust and cooperative housing model to create permanently affordable, community-owned housing.

Supports regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO to protect neighborhood stability and affordability.

Supports protecting renters and ensuring housing stability through transparent lease terms, caps on late fees, and other policies.

- Supports  mixed-income housing and nonprofit partnerships to keep Ferndale accessible to all income levels, especially seniors, working families, and first-time homebuyers.
- Supports a community land trust and cooperative housing model to create permanently affordable, community-owned housing.
- Supports regulating short-term rentals like Airbnb and VRBO to protect neighborhood stability and affordability.
- Supports protecting renters and ensuring housing stability through transparent lease terms, caps on late fees, and other policies.

Plans to repair aging infrastructure, including police and fire facilities.

Plans to repair infrastructure, including police and fire facilities.

- Plans to repair infrastructure, including police and fire facilities.

Supports establishing a Health & Wellness Commission to provide valuable public health resources.

- Supports establishing a Health & Wellness Commission to provide valuable public health resources.

Supports expanding community programming for seniors, including home and auto repair assistance, wellness resources, and legal aid and estate planning.

Supports providing plain-language reports and budget summaries to improve transparency.

Supports neighborhood town halls and pilot programs to test new ways to engage the community.

Supports neighborhood town halls and pilot programs that examine new ways to foster community engagement. 

Supports making city government more transparent, accessible, and accountable by holding regular office hours and rotating meetups at local businesses, parks, and libraries.

Supports making city government more transparent, accessible, and accountable by holding standard office hours and holding citizen meetups at local businesses, parks, and libraries.

Wants to expand community programs for seniors, including home and auto repair assistance, wellness resources, and legal aid and estate planning.

Wants to partner with local schools and libraries to promote participatory democracy among Ferndale’s youth.

Wants to restore the Kulick Center, saying "we need a publicly owned community center."

- Supports expanding community programming for seniors, including home and auto repair assistance, wellness resources, and legal aid and estate planning.
- Supports providing plain-language reports and budget summaries to improve transparency.
- Supports neighborhood town halls and pilot programs that examine new ways to foster community engagement. 
- Supports making city government more transparent, accessible, and accountable by holding standard office hours and holding citizen meetups at local businesses, parks, and libraries.
- Wants to expand community programs for seniors, including home and auto repair assistance, wellness resources, and legal aid and estate planning.
- Wants to partner with local schools and libraries to promote participatory democracy among Ferndale’s youth.
- Wants to restore the Kulick Center, saying "we need a publicly owned community center."

Supports maintaining city land and municipal buildings.

Supports awarding city contracts based on overall bid quality, not just the lowest cost.

Supports development that addresses community needs, saying "building for the sake of building isn’t going to solve the issues our community is facing."

- Supports maintaining city land and municipal buildings.
- Supports awarding city contracts based on overall bid quality, not just the lowest cost.
- Supports development that addresses community needs, saying "building for the sake of building isn’t going to solve the issues our community is facing."

Eddie Sabatini

Eddie is from Ferndale, Michigan. He has a master of fine arts from Sarah Lawrence College. He has also studied filmmaking at Detroit's College for Creative Studies and literature at the University of Michigan. He lives with his wife, Sarah, a licensed therapist and small business owner, and their two daughters.

Eddie is a creative professional and a manager of production. He previously worked as a teacher. 

Eddie Sabatini's campaign for Ferndale City Council Member is his first entry into politics.

Supports sustainable, community-first housing by ensuring affordability, protecting tenants, and using public land and resources to serve people.

Supports community land trusts, mixed-income housing, and strategic nonprofit partnerships to keep Ferndale accessible for seniors, working families, and first-time homebuyers.

Supports protecting renters and ensuring their voices shape local policy by enacting housing stability protections such as transparent lease terms, caps on late fees, and common-sense pet policies.

Supports using public land to support community-centered needs.

Supports repairing aging infrastructure, particularly for police and fire facilities, to retain talent while being financially responsible.

Supports repairing aging infrastructure, including police and fire facilities.

Laura has lived in Ferndale for nearly two decades.

Laura has worked as a business manager, and in finance, marketing, and communications. 

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Laura is currently a member of the Ferndale City Council. She was first elected in 2019 to a two-year term and re-elected in 2021 for a four-year term. 

Plans to analyze the budget and communicate budget needs to all stakeholders.

- Plans to analyze the budget and communicate budget needs to all stakeholders.

Supports exploring options to ensure affordable housing that meets community needs.

- Supports exploring options to ensure affordable housing that meets community needs.

Supports expanding the mental health co-responder program for the Police Department.

- Supports expanding the mental health co-responder program for the Police Department.

As of August 12, 2025, Laura Mikulski’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports protecting and preserving greenspaces for future generations.

Supports improved downtown sanitation and citywide efforts to reduce rats, including distributing rat-proof trash cans.

Supports creating a public monthly report showing high-level budget to actual spending.

Supports procuring trash cans for private property using grant funds and a small charge via the Sanitation Fund.

Supports establishing a dedicated arborist position.

Supports finding a better solution for animal control.

Supports creating drop-off sites for less common recycling items at City Hall, Library, and local businesses.

Supports studying the feasibility of creating a Ferndale street tree nursery.

Supports regaining and revitalizing the Kulick Community Center.

- Supports protecting and preserving greenspaces for future generations.
- Supports improved downtown sanitation and citywide efforts to reduce rats, including distributing rat-proof trash cans.
- Supports creating a public monthly report showing high-level budget to actual spending.
- Supports procuring trash cans for private property using grant funds and a small charge via the Sanitation Fund.
- Supports establishing a dedicated arborist position.
- Supports finding a better solution for animal control.
- Supports creating drop-off sites for less common recycling items at City Hall, Library, and local businesses.
- Supports studying the feasibility of creating a Ferndale street tree nursery.
- Supports regaining and revitalizing the Kulick Community Center.

Supports initiatives that enhance walkability and mobility.

Supports constructing a Martin Road Park recreation facility.

Plans to review third-party contractor expenses and implement new spending controls to reduce costs.

- Supports initiatives that enhance walkability and mobility.
- Supports constructing a Martin Road Park recreation facility.
- Plans to review third-party contractor expenses and implement new spending controls to reduce costs.

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Laura Mikulski

Laura is a business manager and financial professional. 

Laura is currently a member of the Ferndale City Council. She was first elected in 2019 and re-elected in 2021. Her current term runs from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2025.

Supports summarizing annual tax and spending reports for residents.

Supports sustainable, green initiatives that produce a true return on investment for the city and residents.

- City council members in Michigan help make city-level laws, approve budgets, and oversee city services to serve the community’s needs. 
- Council members attend regular meetings, listen to public concerns, and vote on city issues like zoning, public safety, and spending. They also appoint and direct officials, like the city manager.
- City council members may be elected in partisan elections or nonpartisan elections, depending on the city. They may represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 
- Terms for city council members often last two or four years, depending on the city.