“Dear Residents,
Next Tuesday, July 23, there will be Plan Commission/Zoning Public Hearings starting at 7 p.m. in Rose Hall. It is vital that residents attend meetings early on to hear proposals that they care about and to add beneficial input. Among the agenda items, which can be viewed below, Forest View Estates is missing updated information and will likely be continued to a next date certain at this meeting. There will also be a hearing to consider the Village’s request to rezone the property known as the Allstate property into a unified commercial business center. The property has been the subject of litigation as Allstate filed a petition to disconnect from the corporate limits of the Village. After a vigorous defense of the matter by the Village, the reviewing court ordered the disconnection of the property from the Village’s corporate limits. The Village is pursuing this zoning change as an zoning effort to protect Village residents from potential disruptive developments. The proposed plan for the property is similar to the one previously put forth and provides specific guidelines for its development. As with all our Village meetings, we hope you consider attending.
On Monday, July 15, Village Administrator Bob Palmer and I attended a press conference hosted by Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi. He awarded $500,000 in federal community project funding to the Cook County Department of Transportation and Highways (DOTH) to make improvements to a 1.3-mile stretch of Central Road between Barrington Road and Huntington Boulevard in Hoffman Estates and South Barrington. The general improvements will include the addition of a multi-use path that will better connect areas along the route, such as Barrington Road and the I-90 Pace bus stop. During his presentation, Congressman Krishnamoorthi was joined by Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle, Hoffman Estates Mayor Bill McLeod, Tara Orbon Assistant Superintendent Cook County Dept. of Transportation and myself.
Below is my statement from Congressman Krishnamoorthi’s press release. For more about this project, please visit Central Road Improvements.
‘We are very excited and appreciate the efforts of Congressman Krishnamoorthi, President Preckwinkle and all of those who worked on the project towards improving our vital South Barrington entrance on Central Road,” South Barrington Mayor Paula McCombie said. “The addition of a multi-use path as part of the project will enhance the roadway even further with the future proposed bike path connection on Barrington Road’
Pictured above (L to R) Mayor Paula McCombie, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle
Pictured above (L to R) Cook County Commissioner, Kevin Morrison; Mayor, Paula McCombie; Hoffman Estates Mayor, Bill McLeod; Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi; Cook County President Toni Preckwinkle; guest; and Tara Orbon, Assistant Superintendent Cook County Dept. of Transportation.
Several residents have been inquiring about our annual document-shredding event. Please save the date of Saturday, September 7 from 9 am to 12 pm, for the Village’s Document Destruction Recycling Event at Village Hall, 30 S. Barrington Road, in the back parking lot adjacent to the Police Department. Residents from South Barrington and other SWANCC communities are eligible to participate. Shredding materials will not be accepted from businesses, schools or institutions at this event. Please bring your ID for verification of residency. This event is for document shredding only.
The Arboretum Summer Concert Series continues this Wednesday from 6:30-9 p.m., with Radio Gaga. You will hear all the hits of Queen and Lady Gaga in this Vegas-style production show, complete with eye-popping costuming, dazzling choreography, and unmatched showmanship. Read below for more information about this event and other upcoming concerts or click here.
Picture above is from last weeks’ packed Arb concert, featuring Mike & Joe
As always, I can be reached by email at pmccombie@southbarrington.org or online through our website. I can also be reached through the anonymous comment boxes located in the Village Hall and Police Department lobbies. I read anonymous messages privately, so please do not hesitate to contact me if you would like to discuss any matter.
Have a great weekend!
Paula McCombie
South Barringtom Mayor”
Related: “Krishnamoorthi secures $500,000 in grants for roads near Hoffman Estates’ Bell Works development,” “Developer(s) eyeing former Allstate Insurance property in South Barrington,” “Bell Works Chicagoland in Hoffman Estates ready to add homes”