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Trustees pause BrimFest; approve summer festival series and set Swamp Town Festival date
Summary
After committee presentations showing significant cost increases for carnival rides, trustees voted to pause the traditional BrimFest for 2025 and move forward with a summer festival series, including a “Swamp Town Festival” set for Sept. 13 and an expanded Touch-a-Truck event.
The Brimfield Township Board of Trustees voted to pause the traditional BrimFest for 2025 and approved a plan to run a series of smaller community events instead, including a Swamp Town Festival on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, and an expanded Touch-a-Truck program. The motion passed by roll call: Mike — yes; Sue — yes; Nick — yes.
Cassie, parks and recreation coordinator, told trustees the committee’s review of 2024 costs and new vendor quotes showed the cost to rent carnival rides for Friday and Saturday would exceed the board-approved $30,000 festival budget. A four-ride Saturday-only quote from the vendor A & S Party Rentals came back at roughly $33,452, and full…
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