Following are some of the articles published by The Observer for the month of August in recent years. 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.
‘Dark Sky’ proposal sent to Village Board – 2010
The skies over Barrington Hills won’t go dark, despite two years of work on a proposal to limit outside lighting, until 2031 under a plan moved forward Wednesday night.
The Zoning Board of Appeals chose that year over 2021 — with both dates well into the future in order to save homeowners from having to spend “a significant amount of money” to retrofit their lighting systems, said Joe von Meier, village attorney.
Read the original Tribune article here.
Horse boarding continues to draw controversy in Barrington Hills – 2011
Barrington Hills officials agree the village’s ordinance on home businesses needs tweaking to deal with large commercial horse boarders on residential properties, but they disagree on what exactly needs to be done.
Read the original Observer posting here.
Thanks for the reminder, President Abboud. It is time for change. – 2012
A Daily Herald article published on July 30, 2012 predicted that horse boarding was likely to be an election issue in Barrington Hills—yet again (see Horse boarding likely to be an election issue in Barrington Hills). In that article, Barrington Hills Village President Robert Abboud was quoted as follows:
“Given the kind of body politic that we have, I don’t see that these kind of things are going to end. It was lighting before; it’ll be something else. I hope these experiences give our community some pause to look at these things with a critical eye.”
On this, Abboud is right. These experiences should give our community pause to examine the recent years, and controversies, with a critical eye. And when they do, they should see that these controversies have one thing in common—they’re always churned by Bob Abboud and his administration at the expense of residents.
Read the original Observer editorial here.
Escape into the country — by bike- 2013
When you go on vacation, do you ever rent bikes and enjoy rides on quiet rural roads? Do you ever wish there were some quiet rural roads closer to home so you wouldn’t have to wait for vacation?
Say hello to the Barrington Hills and South Barrington area.
View the original Observer post including comments and a link to the article here.
– The Observer
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