Vibrant Lifestyle - Bloomfield Township

Priority 1: Vibrant Lifestyle

Goal

Support outdoor recreational and cultural activities for all ages and abilities while encouraging a thriving retail and hospitality presence.

Objectives, Performance Measures, and Status

Explore opportunities that will enhance and promote community and cultural events by partnering with other cities, villages, townships (CVTs), and community organizations to develop or expand programming to the community.

Performance Measure

Engage in one co-sponsored community event with other communities by December 2026.

Status

On September 28, 2025, the Township hosted its Annual Open House, which included partnerships with Oakland County Parks and Recreation, Bloomfield Hills School District, Bloomfield Township Public Library, and Oakland County Health Department.
Continuing to look for opportunities to plan more community events.

Performance Measure

Maintain/increase resident satisfaction with the recreational opportunities in the Township measured by a community survey within three years.

Status

Senior Services attracted 597 new customers in 2025 and hosted 47,127 visits to the center.
Senior Services completed relaunch of Friendship Club to serve people experiencing dementia.
Community Survey to come.

Build relationships with the local restaurant and business communities to foster business start-up, retention, and expansion that creates a bustling restaurant scene.

Performance Measures

Number of ribbon cuttings.

Status

Supervisor McCready attended 5 ribbon cuttings. In addition, the Township is home to several new restaurants and dining options:

Side Car Slider Bar
Tee Times
Green Lantern Pizza
Kaku Sushi and Poke expansion
Dunkin remodel
Plum Market expansion

Develop a recreational strategy that is fiscally sustainable to offer green space settings.

Performance Measure

Complete an inventory of potential green spaces.

Status

On January 15, 2025, elected officials toured several potential green space properties with Chris Ward, Director of Oakland County Parks.

Develop an action plan to create outdoor spaces for more recreational opportunities.

Performance Measure

Conduct a feasibility study of green space viability within 18 months of inventory completion.

Status

Oakland County voters passed a parks millage in November 2024 that will generate approximately $24 million annually for parks, trails, farmers market and programming. Elected officials asked Oakland County to investigate areas in the Township for parks and green spaces.

Create a Vibrant Lifestyle community board to collaborate and support community events.

Status

Upcoming

Outcomes

Board of Trustees approval of an actionable plan to develop new parks and recreation opportunities.
The Township is more bike-friendly.
Community events are created and supported by the Township in partnership with other organizations.
The Township has the information it needs to seek funding for the creation of parks and green spaces.