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Ribbon-cutting event being held Thursday for Longmeadow bridge
Posted in Algonquin Rd, BACOG, County, Deception, Don't Change Barrington Hills, Dumb and Dumber, Fat Bastard, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Kane, Land Use, Longmeadow Parkway, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Resident Spotlights, Resident Surveys, Road construction, Roads and Bridges, Save 5 Acres, SOS Party, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Transparency, Unions, Village President on August 26, 2024| Leave a Comment »
A ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the completion of the Longmeadow Parkway Corridor and the opening of the new bridge that crosses the Fox River will be held Thursday. (Kane County)
By MIKE DANAHEY | Elgin Courier-News
The completion of the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor will be celebrated with a ribbon-cutting event to be held at the Carpentersville bridge at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29.
Years in planning and construction, the opening of the bridge is the last step in a significant development in Kane County infrastructure, “enhancing connectivity, improving
transportation efficiency and fostering economic growth,” a news release said.
The Longmeadow Parkway is a 5.6-mile stretch of road between Huntley Road and Route 62 that crosses through Carpentersville, Algonquin and Barrington Hills. Its centerpiece is the bridge that crosses over the Fox River.
Initially, the bridge was to be paid for with tolls but state legislators secured enough funding to cover the cost of construction bonds without requiring a user fee to pay for them. It is one of three regional bridges over the river in the northern Kane County area.
More here.
Related: “Recordings reveal 2006 Duda Property / Longmeadow Parkway ‘deal’”
Barrington Hills Park District Board (RCBH) meets tonight
Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, Animal Welfare, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Clown Car, Countryside Elementary School, Deception, Don't Change Barrington Hills, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Goat Rodeo, Heritage Fest, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Disconnection, Lighting Ordinance, Look For The Union Label, Massbach Hounds, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, SOS Party, Taxes, Transparency, Unions on August 14, 2024| 2 Comments »
The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM.
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
Editorial note: Absent from tonight’s agenda is any discussion of the 12th annual The Hills Are Alive Fall Festival 2024 scheduled for Sunday, September 15th at the district Riding Center. Like we’ve noted before, it’s another example of boilerplate agendas to keep taxpaying residents in the dark.
It’s been a long time coming, but Longmeadow Parkway bridge just weeks away from opening
Posted in Algonquin Rd, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, BOHICA, Commercial Horse Boarding, County, Deception, Don't Change Barrington Hills, Dumb and Dumber, Ethics, FUBAR, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Kane, Land Disconnection, Land Use, Open Meetings Act, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Resident Spotlights, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Roads & Bridges Committee, Save 5 Acres, SOS Party, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Unions, Village Board, Village Government, Village President on August 9, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Construction of the Longmeadow Parkway bridge over the Fox River is nearly finished and could open later this month after decades of discussion, planning and construction. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)
By GLORIA CASAS | ELGIN COURIER-NEWS
After nearly three decades of planning and construction, the new four-lane Longmeadow Parkway bridge over the Fox River in northern Kane County is nearly ready to open.
Although a date has not be announced, Kane County officials say a tentative ribbon-cutting ceremony is scheduled for later this month. It’s the final piece in the Longmeadow Parkway, a 5.6-mile stretch of road between Huntley Road and Route 62 that crosses through Carpentersville, Algonquin and Barrington Hills.
“The construction contract’s completion date is Sept. 15,” Kane County spokeswoman Julie Mann said. “There’s a possibility that the contractor may finish the project soon, but it is still too early to tell at this point.”
Contractors need to complete bike path paving, pavement striping, traffic signals and landscaping before it’s ready for use, Mann said.
While most of the road is now open and construction of the bridge itself was done in 2020, completion of work near the bridge took years longer than anticipated. Lead was discovered near the site and had to be removed and final paving from Sandbloom/Williams Road east to the Bolz Road connector needed to be done.
“Everyone is happy that it’s finally completed,” Carpentersville Village President John Skillman said.
Read more here.
Related: “Recordings reveal 2006 Duda Property / Longmeadow Parkway ‘deal’”
McCombie provides “Area N” update to residents
Posted in Barrington United Methodist Church, Clown Car, Deception, Ethics, Land Use, One Barrington Hills, Organizations, Politics, South Barrington, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Village Government on July 27, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Unlike our Village officials of late, South Barrington Mayor Paula McCombie believes in transparency when it comes to informing residents on matters important to them. The following email update posted yesterday is just one example:
“The Village of South Barrington has heard some residents’ concerns regarding the recent property auction (and purported sale) conducted by the Park District and notes the suit some residents filed regarding the same auction and sale. Some of you may have yet to learn that the (purported) buyer has applied to change the Woods Planned Unit Development to allow for a church and school on a religious campus despite the property ownership issue being in litigation.
Given these concerns, the Village has filed a motion to intervene in the above mentioned suit. The Village seeks guidance from the Judge hearing the case on whether the Village should proceed further regarding the rezoning application filed by the (purported) buyer. This motion to intervene and request to stay the zoning hearing aligns with the Village’s commitment to legal compliance and transparency.”
Related: “South Barrington Plan Commission public hearing regarding ‘Area N’ scheduled for August 9th”
Village Board of Trustees meets tonight
Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Dumb and Dumber, Elections, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Financial Reports, Land Use, Mac's Property Management, Mad Cows, Mówimy po polsku, OMA, One Barrington Hills, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Public Safety Committee, Real Estate, Roads & Bridges Committee, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on July 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
- [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Corrective Asphalt Materials LLC (CAM) for Pavement Rejuvenation Application on Select Village Maintained Roads Resolution 24 –
- [Vote] An Ordinance Amending the Village’s Municipal Code Concerning Fireworks – Title 8, Chapter 2, Section 8-2-13 Ordinance 24 –
- [Vote] An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit to Allow an Elementary School at 160J Bateman Road Ordinance 24 –
- [Vote] Resolution of Proclamation Commending Police Chief Joseph Colditz on his 25 Years of Dedicated Service to the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 24 –
- [Vote] A Resolution Appointing David Kann to the Position of Interim Police Chief for the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 24 –
- [Vote] Personnel Manual Revisions
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Village Board of Trustees meets tonight
Posted in Agendas, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Conflict of interest, Deception, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Fundraisers, Insurance Committee, Mac's Property Management, Minutes, Mówimy po polsku, One Barrington Hills, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Resident Spotlights, Riding Club Commission, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on June 24, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
- Audit Communications Letter
- [Vote] Accept the Audit Report FY 2023 – Eccezion
- [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of a Quote for Seal Coating and Crack Sealing the Village Hall Parking Lot Res 24 –
- The Land We Love Run – 5K/10K + 2-Mile Walk – Registration Open, Volunteers Needed
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Editorial note: This marks the 6,000th post to The Observer since this publication began in 2009.
Illinois’ use of cameras that read license plates amounts to ‘dragnet surveillance,’ lawsuit alleges
Posted in Big Brother, Clown Car, Cook, County, Crime, Ethics, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Privacy, Public Safety, Springfield, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD, Village Government, WTF on June 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »
A pair of Cook County residents are suing the Illinois State Police, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul over the state’s use of automated license plate readers (like this one in our Village) alleging they amount to “dragnet surveillance.” Similar devices are installed across the suburbs.
By Emmanuel Camarillo | Chicago Sun*Times
A lawsuit accuses Illinois State Police and state officials of operating an unconstitutional “system of dragnet surveillance” through license plate-reading cameras that track motorist’s whereabouts.
The suit, filed last week by Cook County residents Stephanie Scholl and Frank Bednarz, names the state police, Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Attorney General Kwame Raoul as defendants.
“Defendants are tracking anyone who drives to work in Cook County — or to school, or a grocery store, or a doctor’s office, or a pharmacy, or a political rally, or a romantic encounter, or family gathering — every day, without any reason to suspect anyone of anything, and are holding onto those whereabouts just in case they decide in the future that some citizen might be an appropriate target of law enforcement,” the suit said.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, “challenges the warrantless, suspicion-less, and entirely unreasonable” tracking as a violation of the Fourth and 14th amendments.
The cameras — known as automated license plate readers — are described by many in law enforcement as essential in their work, and they have been proliferating over the last decade. The devices use software to scan the license plates of every passing car, recording the date, time, GPS coordinates and even pictures.
The majority of large police departments in the country now use them. Automated license plate readers in Chicago log 200 million license plates a year, giving police a detailed pattern about the daily habits of motorists and offering real-time alerts about cars wanted in crimes.
Read more here.
Related: “Illinois sued over proliferation of license plate reading cameras”
The first music festival in Illinois with legal on-site cannabis consumption returning in 2024
Posted in Entertainment, One Barrington Hills, Topics Of Interest on June 1, 2024| Leave a Comment »
The “Miracle in Mundelein” music festival, famous in 2023 for being the first music festival in Illinois with legal on-site cannabis consumption, is returning in 2024.
The two-day event will return on Sept. 7 and 8 in front of RISE Dispensary at 1325 Amour Boulevard in Mundelein, concert promoters announced on their Facebook site.
Headliners for the concert for this year’s festival include Grammy-nominated hip-hop artist Wiz Khalifa, Raekwon & GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, Steel Pulse and The Soul Rebels are expected to appear at the event on Saturday, September 7.
“The inaugural Miracle in Mundelein was brought to life by a simple thesis that many of us have known for a long time: good music plus good weed equals a good time,” said Ben Kovler, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Green Thumb Industries told Fox Chicago. “Building on the positive feedback from last year, we look forward to putting on an even better event this year with legendary artists like Wiz Khalifa and fun on-site experiences such as joint-rolling contests.”
Pre-sale ticket registration is currently open at www.themiracleconcert.com.
More here.
Village Board of Trustees meets tonight
Posted in Agendas, BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Clown Car, Countryside Elementary School, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Fox River Valley Hunt, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Mówimy po polsku, MOOBS, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Organizations, Pension Funding, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on May 28, 2024| 2 Comments »
Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
- [Vote] Ordinance Repealing and Replacing Section 9, Chapter 7, Competitive Races or Events of the Village Code Ordinance 24 –
- Village Code Enforcement Report (Cases reported open on Bateman, Dunlea, Dundee, Spring Creek, Sutton and West Cuba roads)
- [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Cable Television Franchise Agreement with Comcast of Illinois IX, LLC Resolution 24 –
- [Vote] Police Pension Board Trustee Appointment: 2-year Term Christopher Krzyko (Renewal)
- [Vote] Plan Commission Chairman Appointment: 1-year Term Matt Vondra (Renewal)
- [Vote] Zoning Board of Appeals Appointment Eric Humbert (Resident since 2022. Brief bio here, LinkedIn here.): to fill vacancy, term expiring April 2027
- The Land We Love Run – 5K/10K + 2-Mile Walk
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
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