Martin McLaughlin
After successive civil wars in Barrington Hills over the need for greater or less regulation of outdoor lighting levels and commercial horse boarding, the 2013 race for village president has come down to a basic battle over the budget.
Political newcomer Martin McLaughlin said he’s challenging 12-year incumbent Robert Abboud partly out of surprise that those earlier debates didn’t produce any other candidates and because he believes voters deserve an alternative choice.
McLaughlin said he’s particularly concerned with legal costs, that taxes haven’t gone down proportionally with property values and that he sees a budget that’s doubled in the last eight years.
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To paraphrase – Abboud said his service with BACOG proves his ability to work well with others. You bet!
What has Abboud done in the last four years? Nothing but disrupt the peace of the Village with lighting and horse ordinance and all but silence residents at board meetings guarded by armed police officers. He’s also embarrassed the Village time after time with inane gaffes in the press. Time for change.