A representative from ComEd led the meeting off with his company’s plan to convert all the streetlights in Barrington Hills (there are 15) to LED lighting sometime this summer. This energy saving conversion will come at no cost to the Village.
During the monthly update on the Cuba Road Bridge reconstruction project there was discussion of possibly renaming the new bridge to honor veterans when it is opened. This idea was first discussed more than a year ago and will be taken up again at the March 30th Board of Trustees meeting.
Lower oil prices have caused a marked decrease in the price of asphalt according to preliminary estimates for the 2016 Village roads projects. Costs per ton of asphalt have typically been in the $70-75 range for some time, but this year it’s approximately $50-55 per ton.
Based on this savings, consideration may be given to expanding this year’s road program to include roads scheduled for repaving in 2017. This would allow the Village to get ahead of schedule in making up for the nearly five mile backlog of resurfacing projects created from 2006-2011. Trustees will consider their options during their monthly meeting next week.
The menu of edited recordings from the meeting can be accessed here.