If there was only one word we could use to describe Tuesday’s election results, it would be “turnout.”
Though official reporting sites for Lake and McHenry county voting have not yet reported how many registered Barrington Hills voters headed to the polls, Cook and Kane counties have, and the results can be seen below:
These results are not yet certified due to uncounted late “vote by mail” arrivals, but those will only add to what will likely be among the highest turnout percentages for any suburban Chicago election this year.
Next week we’ll be sharing our observations on the respective 2015 Barrington Hills Trustee campaigns and the election results.
The 2015 results reflect a continuation from the 2013 election of the total repudiation of Bob Abboud, his minions, and their corrupt form of governance.
Fortunately, the voters of Barrington Hills were presented a slate of excellent candidates in Michelle Maison, Bryan Croll and Brian Cecola. Each bring complementary strengths to a Board that will now be able to move the Village out of the rut of over-spending, cronyism, and misguided favoritism, to a government responsive to the needs of all residents, and to eliminate the divisiveness caused by the previous administration.
The high turnout in an off-year election spelled mandate for change. Residents did not vote for a hand to be extended to the ones nearly destroying the Village, but rather to take a trip back to quieter times when political ambitions and power were nowhere to be found in the governance of Barrington Hills.
Residents then served on Boards and Commissions to learn the ways of Government, followed at an appropriate time by volunteering to step up and serve on the Board of Trustees as caretakers of the quiet lifestyle desired by residents. Elections were rarely contested.
Residents then freely enjoyed their equestrian hobby, without the need of “branding” the community as “equestrian” on the fallacious claim that the “branding” was necessary to maintain 5 acre zoning. I am sure these sore losers who will continue to invoke the scare tactics of the evil developers returning to subdivide the Village into small lots, and that 5 acres and open spaces will be at risk if a property owner is not allowed to fully develop its property as a commercial horse boarding operation.
The majority of voters clearly want to move away from the past, and to have the new Board of Trustees undo the legislation that would have proven to be the undoing of the Village. Quieter times are near!
All of those stepping up to the polls should be applauded, as well as the winning candidates for their courage and commitment to returning the Village of Barrington Hills to its rightful stature as a very desirable community for all to enjoy.
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.” – Albert Einstein