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Special Equestrian Commission meeting today

Posted in Agendas, Animal Welfare, Audio recordings, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Commercial Horse Boarding, Deception, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Goat Rodeo, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Look For The Union Label, Massbach Hounds, Plan Commission, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, Village Attorney, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Your Barrington Hills on June 10, 2024| 1 Comment »

The Village Equestrian Commission will be meeting at 5:30 this afternoon. Items on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] SELECT ACTING CHAIRPERSON
  • [Vote] REMOTE PARTICIPATION RULES
  • EQUESTRIAN TRAILS DISCUSSION
  • APPROVAL OF MINUTES* – [Vote] Minutes – May 24, 2024 Special Meeting

A copy of the agenda can be viewed and downloaded here. Recordings from their May 24th meeting can be reviewed here.

Editorial note: The May 24th meeting recordings reveal Trustee Laura Ekstrom (a high-functioning talkaholic) actively participated in that meeting as though she was a sitting commission member. However, Ekstrom was appointed as a liaison to the Equestrian Commission.  As such, what we’ve experienced over many years is that her role should be that of an observer, to answer questions posed by the commission and to report back to the Board of Trustees with commission meeting activity.

* Approval of minutes from prior meetings traditionally precedes items to be discussed and voted on in the current agenda.

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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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Special Roads & Bridges Committee meeting today

Posted in Agenda, Cuba Rd Bridge, Cuba Township Road District, Deception, Ethics, FUBAR, IDOT, Mac's Property Management, One Barrington Hills, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, The Barrington Scoop, TMI, Traffic, Transparency, Trotter & Associates, Village Engineer, Village President on April 23, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Village Roads & Bridges Committee meets this afternoon at 4 PM to discuss, “Road Program 2024 Recommendation.”  A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.

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Equestrian club embarks on roadside beatification initiative 

Posted in Algonquin Rd, Equestrian Commission, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Going green, Organizations, Real Estate, Resident Spotlights, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Village Government on April 1, 2024| 2 Comments »

Nepenthes holdenii

Long known for their roadside cleanups on Spring and Summer weekends, an equestrian group recently began planting, “Nepenthes holdenii,” seedlings along Algonquin and Bateman Roads as part of a roadway beautification initiative.

“The nepenthes holdenii’s (also known as pitcher plants) were our first choice to plant since they remind us so much of horses,” one group member said. “We’re hoping drivers of these roads will slow down and take a moment to appreciate horses and our proud equestrian heritage.”

The Village Roads & Bridges Committee chair and liaison to the Equestrian Commission added she plans to speak with the Village Board about planting nepenthes on Village Hall grounds.  “Ever since I saw the nepenthes, I simply could not get it out of my head.  We simply must have them at the entrance to Village Hall to let visitors know they have arrived at someplace very special!”

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Roads & Bridges Committee meets today

Posted in Agenda, Appointments, Audio Recordings, Barrington Hills Country Club, Clown Car, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Dumb and Dumber, Ethics, Fundraisers, Mac's Property Management, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Resident Spotlights, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, Transparency, Trotter & Associates, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President on March 7, 2024| 1 Comment »

The Village Roads & Bridges Committee meets this afternoon at 4 PM. Some of the topics on the agenda include:

  • Road Program 2024
  • Road Posting 2024
  • Little Bend Culvert Replacement, and
  • Donlea Road (Lacy Lake) Drainage Investigation Final Findings (Again)

A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.

Editorial note: We feel your pain, Steve.

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Special Roads & Bridges Committee meeting today

Posted in Agenda, Audio Recordings, Big Red, Conflict of interest, Cuba Township Road District, Ethics, Goat Rodeo, Mac's Property Management, New Normal?, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Roads & Bridges Committee, TMI, Traffic, Transparency, Trotter & Associates, Unions, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President on November 13, 2023| 1 Comment »

11.13.23 RB

11.13.23 Zoom

The Village Roads & Bridges Committee meets this afternoon at 3 PM. The topics on the agenda include:

  • [Vote] Minutes – September 20, 2023 Special Meeting
  • [Vote] Minutes – November 8, 2022 Special Meeting (tabled from May 9, 2023 Special Meeting)
  • Road Program: 2024 Planning

A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.

The Committee did not meet in October.  Perhaps this was intentional to allow a cooling off period after the Chair seemingly lost her composure during the September meeting. The recording of that meeting can be found here.

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Sexually explicit library books subject of Congressional hearing

Posted in 220, 300, Barrington Education Association, Barrington High School, Board of Education, Countryside Elementary School, Elgin Community College, Harper College, His Master's Voice, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, School Districts, Springfield, TMI, Topics Of Interest, Unions, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on September 13, 2023| 1 Comment »

GQ

The books being made available to children in public schools and libraries was the topic of a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, with an Illinois law thrust into the spotlight.

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias testified before the committee to explain the legislation. Beginning next year, Illinois will withhold tax dollars from public libraries that limit what types of books are available.

“This legislation is important because both the concept and practice of banning books contradicts the very essence of what our country stands for and what our democracy was founded on,” Giannoulias said.

Republicans have taken issue with the definition of book bans adopted by Pen America, which said books being pulled off the shelves in schools for review constitutes a ban.

“This is not a ban. This is about schools deciding what’s appropriate for school children, and sexually explicit and obscene, pornographic material isn’t appropriate,” U.S. Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said.

The hearing took a racy turn when U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, read passages from a couple books, including a profane paragraph from “Gender Queer,” which has appeared on Pen America’s banned book list.

“No one is advocating for sexually explicit content to be available in an elementary school library or in the children’s section of the library,” said committee chair U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Illinois. “That is a distraction from the real challenge.”

Read more and view the video here.

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A celebrity bull (somewhere) in our midst?

Posted in Clown Car, Deception, Goat Rodeo, News Media, Politics, TMI, Topics Of Interest, VBHPD on August 29, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Bull Loose

A mad bull has gone rogue and is loose in a small town – 100.9 The Eagle

Know a good matador? 1,600-pound bull loose in Barrington Hills – WBBM 780

1,600-pound bull missing, on the loose in a Chicago suburb, officials say – NBC Chicago

Baffled by a bovine: Bull found roaming in Barrington Hills – CBS2 Chicago

Bull on the loose in Barrington Hills (In more ways than one) – CBS2 Chicago

Bull missing after escape from Barrington property – ABC7 Chicago

‘Have you seen this bull?’ Escaped bull on the loose in Barrington Hills – WGN-TV

Bull on the loose in Barrington Hills – CNN – Regional

Stray bull on the loose in Chicago suburb caught on camera – FOX 32 Chicago

Bull Still On The Loose In Barrington Hills – Algonquin Patch

Escaped bull caught on security camera in Illinois – UPI

 

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, BACOG, Barrington Children's Charities, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Conflict of interest, Cuba Township Road District, Entertainment, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Financial Reports, Fundraisers, Legal Expenses, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Organizations, Pension Funding, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Resident Spotlights, Roads & Bridges Committee, TMI, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer on June 26, 2023| Leave a Comment »

June 23 BOT

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting beginning this evening at 6:30 PM. A copy of the agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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District 220 Board of Education meets tonight

Posted in 220, Agendas, Barrington Education Association, Board of Education, Conflict of interest, District 220 referendum, Ethics, His Master's Voice, New Normal?, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, Real Estate, School Districts, TMI, Unions, Video Streaming, What the Ficke (Bradford)? on June 6, 2023| Leave a Comment »

220 Admin

The District 220 Board of Education meets this evening at 7:00 PM at the District Administration Center, 515 W. Main Street. Topics on their agenda include:

  • Consideration to Approve BHS Athletic Program Donation Agreement
  • Consideration to Approve Strategic Plan, and
  • Consideration to Approve BSEO Job Reclassification

A copy of the agenda can be viewed here. The meeting will be livestreamed on the district YouTube channel.

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