Every year around this time, we reach out to Northwest suburban mayors and village presidents and ask them to tell us something their community accomplished in the year gone by and something they hope accomplish in the year ahead. Today, we share the accomplishments of 2018. On Tuesday, we’ll tell you what the mayors hope to see in 2019.
Martin J. McLaughlin, Barrington Hills
Good news to report to the residents of Barrington Hills: the local tax levy has — once again — decreased, making 2018 the fifth year in a row that our residents will realize tax savings. Since 2013, the levy has consistently decreased, thus far a total of 24 percent. In Barrington Hills, we are doing more with less. Another highlight is the 2018 Roads Program. (the village) exceeded the miles of paved roads by 50 percent. In 2018, working with our new village engineers, the village of Barrington Hills was able to improve a record high 4.79 miles of local roads.
Read the full Daily Herald article here.
Go Marty!
McLaughlin is the poster child for how to properly manage a municipality’s fiscal resources. Let’s hope the electorate recognizes the contributions made by Cecola (Roads & Bridges) and Croll (Finance) come April.