Following are some of the articles published by The Observer for the month of February 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. Readers can view additional publishings from those or any other prior months by utilizing the “Archives By Month” dropdown menu found on the right sidebar of any page view of this website.
Barrington Hills agrees to house BACOG – 2012
The Barrington Hills village board voted 6-1 this week in favor of a $1 per year lease for the Barrington Area Council of Governments to move its offices into village hall.
Read the full Daily Herald story here.
Improving Village communications with less effort – 2012
This 2012 editorial suggested better transparency in the publication of the e-Packet agenda materials used by the Board of Trustees at their monthly meetings.
Read the original editorial here.
Long-sought Kane parkway moves into engineering, design – 2013
This February 2013 story from the Northwest Herald provided an update from the Kane County Department of Transportation on the progress of the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge, stating that the project was at least 18 months to two years away from being ready for bids.
The full story can be read here.
Barrington Hills president race all about budget – 2013
This Daily Herald article featured its village presidential candidate interviews with then incumbent village president and challenger Martin McLaughlin.
Read their full story here.
– The Observer
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