Road signs on Haegers Bend Road let drivers know which way to turn when driving in Barrington Hills or Algonquin.
The August Board of Trustees meeting was brief. It lasted less than half an hour, but that was more than enough time to cause continued disappointment with the Cecola administration.
For example, why has the phone-in system to Board of Trustee meetings not yet been fixed yet? Is it intentional to discourage resident’s attendance or does it just reflect incompetence on the part of those responsible for getting the job done?
Next, Laura Ekstrom, Roads & Bridges Committee Chair, provided an update on resurfacing work and detours taking place on, “Lake Cook Road,” in our Village. President Cecola, former committee chair, and Bryan Croll provided their perspectives on, “Lake Cook Road,” work. The problem is, there is no road named, “Lake Cook,” in Barrington Hills.
County Line Road, named decades before Barrington Hills was incorporated, runs from Haegers Bend Road all the way to Hart Road. Trustee Riff, who actually lives on County Line Road, joined in the road work discussion yet made no effort to correct the record. Given the fact he wrote on his Facebook site, “I was swarm into office as a Barrington Hills, Illinois Trustee,” he may not be as bright as some had hoped.
Some will say we’re picking at nits here. But ask the employees or residents of the Barrington Hills Country Club, Countryside Elementary School or the Bellarmine Jesuit Retreat House what their address is, they will all say County Line Road. Other might say, “Come on, you know what they meant,” however, one must then question what else Trustees say versus what they meant.
The best point we can make in rebuttal is if you Google, “300 W. Lake Cook Road, Barrington Hills, IL,” instead of a map leading to Barrington Hills Country Club, you’ll see a map of downtown Buffalo Grove.
We elected Trustees relying on their intelligence and experience. Live up to those expectations.
Recordings from the August 22nd Board of Trustees meeting can be found here.
The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening at 6:30 PM. Some of the topics on their agenda include:
The history of Barrington Hills Country Club is beautifully documented in a large, 164-page hardcover book titled, “A Club in the Country.” We asked its author, Patty Dowd Schmitz, to share her perspective on the Club.
