It seems that Barrington Hills Park District officials believe the less residents are informed, the better off they are.
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening via Zoom at 7 PM. A copy of their agenda can be viewed here, but just as we’ve cautioned repeatedly, don’t expect much information.
There are no minutes available from the February meeting for the public to review online, nor is a recording of the Zoom meeting. The District WAS kind enough to include taxpayers with their 2019 Annual Financial Statement (found here) when we pointed out one of their lapses in transparency last month.
Information on how to join the Zoom meetings tonight can be found here.
We should also note that last week the District Advisory Committee met on March 2nd. The notice can be found here, but there was no agenda posted nor any minutes. Even more disappointing, when searching the District website (found here), there’s no information to be found on this Committee.
We’ll be back to closed door meetings like we were ten years ago with skyrocketing legal expenses if Kelly is elected. I hope people are smart enough to realize that and get out and vote.
How can we expect Kelly to run the main board as president when he can’t manage the park district effectively as president?
Virginia Brown running for Barrington Hill Park District Commissioner, I will address these exact issues. The agendas, meetings, and minutes should be easily accessible to the public and easy to find on the website. Valid concerns. Discussions and decisions that involve resident tax dollars need be transparent to the public.