Audio recordings from the July 21st meeting of the Board of Trustees were recently posted to the Village website for review. To access the main menu of recordings edited by agenda topic, click here.
The meeting began with awards presentations to members of the Barrington Hills Police Department for their length of service to our community. JoAnne Gumprecht was recognized for 20 years of service, Alice Runvik for 25 years, and Dominic Caputo for 30 years. Their awards are pictured below, and the recording of the presentations can be heard here.
Five residents made remarks during public comment, three of which pertained to a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals. One person spoke about Barrington Hills Farm, and the last person referenced what we assume is a suggestion for the renaming of the Cuba Road Bridge.
The forty-five minute Finance report included the approval of the 2015 fiscal year audit. A summary of the results will likely be communicated in the next newsletter, however it’s worth noting the Village general fund increased eight percent in 2015 primarily due to decreased expenses, even with one-time charges associated with migrating the Village 911 service to QuadCom.
During the Roads & Bridges report, Village Engineer Dan Strahan reported that the latest forecast for reopening the Cuba Road Bridge is August 13th. We didn’t notice anyone working at the job site yesterday morning, but we’ll be guardedly optimistic that the bridge will be opening sometime soon.
The Plan Commission will be voting on a final draft of the amended Tree Preservation Ordinance on August 9th. The agenda packet for this special meeting has been released and can be viewed here.
The Administration report included a recommendation from the Heritage & Environs Committee for updates to the overall décor of Village Hall, which has not been touched in decades, including painting, updating the public restrooms to adhere to ADA requirements and replacing worn carpeting and the quarry tile in the front entrance.
Since the total estimated amounts for all that needs to be done is substantial, the board was asked to prioritize what should be done first and come up with a capital expenditure amount for this year not to be exceeded to allow work to begin. After nearly twenty minutes of discussion, the matter was tabled to the August meeting.