Following are some of the articles published by The Observer in November in the last few 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.
Village faces another equestrian related lawsuit – 2011
The Village of Barrington Hills now faces another equestrian related legal battle due to a lawsuit filed by a resident over property rights related to the keeping of horses. Walter Dale “Rick” Hardy III filed suit in Cook County Circuit Court against members of the Zoning Board of Appeals and several neighboring residents on November 4, 2011.
Read the original article here.
Reflections on the 2012 resident survey results and recent political news – 2012
On November 2, 2012, The Observer published the results of the Barrington Hills 2012 Resident Survey. For those who might not have seen the opinions of over two hundred residents who participated, a copy can be downloaded here.
Residents from all four counties participated in proportions close to those of recent voter turnouts by county. With few exceptions, all indicated they had voted in prior Village elections, so clearly the survey respondents take interest in Village matters.
Read the original Observer article here.
Housing crash pushed bigger tax load onto seniors – 2013
Many Illinois seniors on fixed incomes are actually paying more property taxes these days because of the drastic decline in the value of their homes in recent years.
That’s because a state program designed to stabilize property tax burdens for homeowners 65 and older on limited incomes doesn’t work — and actually has an opposite effect for participants — when property values decline for everyone like they have since the housing market crash in 2008, a Daily Herald analysis of tax records shows.
Read more here.
Better safe than sorry – 2014
Last month during a special Village Board meeting, the Board of Trustees had the opportunity to ask questions of three law firms who were invited to present their qualifications to serve Barrington Hills. Board members asked representatives of Zukowski, Rogers, Flood & McArdle their opinion on whether the Village should undertake legislation changing our Village Code related to horse boarding when there is active litigation occurring between two private parties if such legislation might affect one party over the other.
David McArdle, a partner with the firm, responded, “We wouldn’t recommend that you pass a rule, pass a law, that favors one party over another.” When asked again in a different way, he stated, “We wouldn’t recommend that.”
Read the full editorial here.
-The Observer
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