Posted in Aunt Blabby, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Bicyclists, BraveHearts, Clown Car, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Don't Change Barrington Hills, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, Frau Blücher, FRVPC, FUBAR, Goat Rodeo, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, LeCompte/Anderson Commercial Horse boarding amendment, Lighting Ordinance, Look For The Union Label, Mad Cows, Massbach Hounds, Open Meetings Act, Overhead, Plan Commission, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Save 5 Acres, SOUL Harbour Ranch, Taxes, The Other Half, Traffic, Transparency, Unions, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Well Water Quality, Your Barrington Hills on December 1, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The Equestrian Commission/Riding Club will be meeting this evening at 6:30 PM. Though scheduled to meet quarterly, their last meeting was over a year ago on August 7, 2024.
Topics on their agenda include:
A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, Animal Welfare, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Bicyclists, BraveHearts, Commercial Horse Boarding, Countryside Elementary School, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Equestrian Commission, Financial Statements, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Massbach Hounds, Open Meetings Act, Organizations, Overhead, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Taxes, Transparency, Unions, Village Government on October 8, 2025| Leave a Comment »
The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 6:00 PM. Some topics on their agenda include:
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
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’”
Posted in Barrington Hills Farm, Horizon Farm, Land Use, South Barrington, Topics Of Interest, Village Code, Zoning Board on May 29, 2024| Leave a Comment »
A solar farm has been proposed for this decommissioned landfill at 541 E. Mundhank Road in South Barrington. Village officials publicly will discuss the plan Thursday night. | Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com, April 2024
By Russell Lissau | Daily Herald
South Barrington officials will hold a special meeting Thursday to consider plans for a solar farm where a landfill once operated.
The special meeting follows the plan commission’s decision last week to recommend the board preliminarily approve the proposal, which focuses on 110 acres of vacant land at 541 E. Mundhank Road.
The site, owned by the Phoenix-based Republic Services waste disposal company, is on the east side of South Barrington between Willowmere Drive and North Freeman Road, just west of the Paul Douglas Forest Preserve. It was used as a landfill until the 1980s.
A New York company called AC Power wants to install a ground-mounted array of solar panels on about 25 acres of the site. The firm typically partners with land owners to turn low-value properties such as landfills and quarries into solar farms, with no upfront or maintenance costs to the owners, according to the company’s website.
Once the field is set up, the company would like to create a community solar program, which would allow nearby homeowners to connect their electricity accounts to the solar farm and get credits on their electrical bills for their share of the power produced.
AC Power has created similar operations in New York and New Jersey and is developing more in those states and elsewhere, including in suburban Cook County, its website indicates.
Some Hoffman Estates residents whose homes are near the site have voiced concern about what would happen to solar panels after they’re no longer usable, South Barrington Mayor Paula McCombie said. Residents also have requested village officials insist AC Power create landscaping buffers to reduce the visibility of the proposed array from their homes, McCombie said.
Changes to the plan are pending, she said.
“They were heard,” McCombie said. “They were listened to.”
More here.
Related: “Fuhgeddaboudit”
Posted in Animal Welfare, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Bicyclists, Big Red, Commercial Horse Boarding, Deception, Don't Change Barrington Hills, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Lighting Ordinance, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Unions, Village Government, Well Water Quality on March 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Editorial note: The last time the Village Equestrian Commission met was September 7, 2022, and they have operated with one unfilled seat for years. To our knowledge, no one has volunteered for that appointed seat, or if they did, they were not welcome.
Posted in Agendas, Audio Recordings, BACOG, Barrington Hills Farm, Big Red, Building Department, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, EJ&E/Canadian National, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Finance Committee, FPDCC, Horizon Farm, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Mac's Property Management, Mad Cows, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Pension Funding, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club Commission, 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 December 19, 2023| Leave a Comment »
Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Posted in Agendas, Animal Welfare, BACOG, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, Big Red, Clown Car, County, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Financial Reports, Goat Rodeo, Heritage Fest, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Lake, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Trotter & Associates, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on August 28, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The Board will be discussing the repair of damage possibly caused by burrowing rodents on Chapel Road among other things tonight.
Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting beginning at 6:30 PM. Tonight’s 685-page agenda includes:
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Posted in Animal Welfare, Barrington Hills Farm, Entertainment, Fundraisers on July 28, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The Fox River Valley Hounds & Massbach Hounds invites canine enthusiasts to, “Come join us for a ‘Day in the Country’ at the beautiful Barrington Hills Farm,” this Sunday.
Further information can be found here.
Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, Animal Welfare, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Big Red, Cook, Countryside Elementary School, County, Deception, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Goat Rodeo, HARPS, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Massbach Hounds, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Transparency, Unions, Well Water Quality on July 12, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will be meeting this evening in person and via webcast at 7:00 PM when the Board has two agendas to cover.
The first agenda is for the regular monthly District meeting, and a copy can be viewed and downloaded here.
The second is for the, “Decennial Committee Meeting,” and topics include:
A copy of that agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, Animal Welfare, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Bicyclists, ComEd Four, Commercial Horse Boarding, Countryside Elementary School, Deception, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Lighting Ordinance, Longmeadow Parkway, Mad Cows, Massbach Hounds, Politics, Pritzker’s Rules of Order, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Transparency, Unions, WTF on May 10, 2023| Leave a Comment »
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold a, “Park Board & Decennial Committee on Local Government Efficiency,” meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
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