Following are some of the articles published by The Observer in December since 2009. These articles, gathered from various publications and editorials, are noteworthy for residents in that they remind us of where we’ve been as a community.
Incumbents bow out of races – 2010
The Barrington Hills Village Board, embroiled in controversy over the so-called dark-sky proposal and other issues, will have new faces after the April 5 election since two incumbents are not seeking re-election.
Read the full TribLocal story here.
No video yet of Barrington Hills meetings – 2011
By a tie vote, the Barrington Hills village board this week narrowly rejected upgrading its meetings’ audio webcasts to video.
While the board did vote in favor of a $5,000 equipment upgrade for the quality of the audio itself, the 3-3 vote on a $36,000 video component failed to make any changes on that front.
Read the Daily Herald report here.
“It’s not about money.” Really? – 2012
In recent weeks, The Observer has covered the progress of teacher contract negotiations in Districts 220 and 300. After a one-day strike, District 300 agreed to a tentative contract with their teachers’ union, LEAD 300, Tuesday evening. The details of the agreement have not been released, but the main issues were salary and class sizes. District 220 negotiations, on the other hand, are now entering a mediation phase after talks with the union since last spring resulted in an impasse.
Read the full Observer editorial here.
Interest is high in most Northwest suburban races – 2012
If you believe the maxim that all politics is local, April 9 is the election for you.
In Barrington Hills, where heated debates over the regulation of commercial horse-board and outdoor lighting levels have raged for the past few years, the only surprising thing was that most candidates held back until the final hours of the filing period to declare themselves.
Read the Daily Herald article here.
– The Observer
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