Barrington Hills will be joining a flood of Chicago area towns holding referendums in March on aggregating its electricity contract, that is banding its businesses and residents together to chose a possible third-party supplier.
The village board voted unanimously Monday night to ask residents if the village should aggregate their bills, allowing the board to negotiate for the lowest price. Savings could kick-in later in the year.
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I am not sure I trust this board to do what is in the best interest of the taxpayers of this village. Their record in decision making is just great if you are an equine but whatever they do be assured it will probably end up in a costly lawsuit!
I completely agree with Mamamia. I am also concerned about a conflict of interest for President Abboud, who works in the energy field and likely has relationships with many of the potential vendors.