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South Bloomfield to use food trucks, student volunteers and new ride vendors for Halloween Fest
Summary
Council decided to rely on food trucks after volunteer shortages and will seek volunteers via elementary school flyers and NHS students; plans include inflatables, a pumpkin-decorating activity (about 75 pumpkins), DJ, photo booth and coloring contest.
The Village of South Bloomfield council adjusted plans for the 2025 Halloween Fest on Aug. 4 after members noted a shortage of volunteers to staff food stations.
Amber Murphy led the discussion and the council agreed to rely on local food trucks instead of village-provided food. Councilmember Ken Everts said he will reach out to food trucks he knows locally and Tom Ramsay said he will pursue contacts through COFTA if those leads do not pan out. Councilmembers also discussed recruiting volunteers by sending flyers home with elementary school students and asking NHS students to help. Randy Rensko suggested repainting faded school crosswalks and stop bars in Bloomfield Hills, which the council noted as a separate maintenance issue.
Council discussed event programming and logistics: potential rides from a new inflatable vendor contact, a pumpkin-decorating activity with supplies planned for roughly 75 pumpkins, a DJ, a photo booth and a coloring contest. Carla Hart noted the village has run pumpkin-decorating in past years and Amber asked members whether the activity should return. With fewer volunteers, council favored activities that reduce staffing needs and contracted food options for the event.
Separately, Lisa McDorman raised continued visibility concerns at the Henderson and Boutot curve and proposed moving one-sided parking to the opposite curb; Village Administrator Joe Allen said fire hydrants on that side limit options and council discussed posting 'no parking' signs in the curve to improve sightlines.
The council will continue volunteer outreach and vendor outreach ahead of the festival.
