A copy of the consolidated November monthly Village police activity report can be downloaded here.
Archive for December, 2013
November Village police reports released
Posted in Police Reports, VBHPD on December 21, 2013| Leave a Comment »
December Flashbacks
Posted in 220, Commercial Horse Boarding, Elections 2011, Elections 2013, Lighting Ordinance, OP/Ed, School Districts, Taxes on December 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
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
Important Village Board meeting agenda update
Posted in Agendas, Taxes, Village Board on December 19, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The public session of tonight’s Village Board meeting will begin at 6:30 PM. After the conclusion of the public session, the board will then go into a closed executive session of necessary.
A copy of the agenda, which includes a notation of this change, can be viewed here.
We’d like to thank the observant reader who brought this to our attention.
District 220 board changes school calendar
Posted in 220, School Districts, Taxes on December 18, 2013| Leave a Comment »
“After seven months of study and a recommendation by the Input 220 Advisory Council, followed by another month of deliberation and public hearings conducted by the Board of Education, Barrington 220 will officially move to a new calendar format beginning with the 2014-15 school year. At its Dec. 17 meeting, the Board thanked the Input 220 Advisory Council and approved the new calendar format by a vote of 4-2.”
To read the full District 220 update, including an exciting announcement of Facebook and Twitter class offerings for parents in January, click here.
Barrington Fire Department, Countryside district remain without mutual aid deal
Posted in BCFPD, Public Safety on December 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
With less than two weeks until the Village of Barrington’s Fire Department and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District begin operating independently, the two sides have still been unable to come to terms on a mutual aid agreement.
The Barrington Village Board previously set a goal to have a deal in place by its Dec. 16 meeting, but the topic was not brought before trustees.
Read more here.
December 19 Village Board meeting agenda released
Posted in Agendas, Taxes, Village Board on December 17, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Our Village Board will be holding their regular December meeting this Thursday evening due to the upcoming holidays. One of the topics for discussion and approval is the 2014 levy.
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.
BCFPD Gets New Water Tanker
Posted in BCFPD, Public Safety on December 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a new water tanker vehicle (tender) that will vastly improve the BCFPD’s ability to deliver water to areas of the district that do not have fire hydrants, according to a press release.
The new, 3,000-gallon capacity tender recently arrived at district headquarters. It will enter service on Jan. 1, 2014, when the BCFPD begins independent operations.
Read more here.
Comptroller’s office launches “The Warehouse” website
Posted in 220, 300, Barrington Hills Park District, BCFPD, Cook, County, Financial Reports, FPDCC, Kane, Lake, McHenry, School Districts, Taxes, Village Government on December 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The Illinois Comptroller’s Office recently announced a new web portal that provides searchable financial information for most all governmental taxing bodies. A myriad of financial reports are available for viewing including county, municipal, township and district reports.
While the data is not as current as one might prefer, the website does provide a near single source repository of government finance information.
To visit “The Warehouse” website, click here.
Riding Club releases Barrington Hills Park District winter indoor riding arena schedule
Posted in Barrington Hills Park District, BH Polo Club, FRVPC, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Taxes, Topics Of Interest on December 14, 2013| Leave a Comment »
The Riding Club of Barrington Hills has just released a copy of the Barrington Hills Park District indoor riding arena winter schedule via their Facebook page. The schedule runs from December 1, 2013, to April 30, 2014, and a copy appears below (click on image to enlarge):
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