A PDF version of the latest Village newsletter was released today, and a copy can be downloaded here.
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Political hand-waiving on junk car lot?
Posted in IAA, Land Use, Letters to the Editor, Well Water Quality on August 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »
I am a retired ComEd lineman with 37 years of experience. I am writing in response to the article that appeared in the July 23 paper regarding East Dundee’s mayor, Lael Miller, and IAA, a junk yard dealer who wants to auction junk cars. IAA wants access across ComEd’s easement to move their junk cars. This would not be one or two cars, but possibly hundreds.
This could potentially block any repair trucks needed by Edison, which they would require any equipment needed during power outages to be hand carried to the trucks.
Read the full letter to the Daily Herald editor here.
July 22 Village Board audio recordings released
Posted in Audio Recordings, IAA, Land Use, Longmeadow Parkway, Village Board, Well Water Quality, Zoning Board on July 29, 2013| 5 Comments »
The Village has released edited audio recordings from the July 22 Village Board meeting. To access the menu of the meeting’s topical audio recording segments, click here.
Thirteen residents spoke during public comment, and there were some interesting twists during some of the board’s discussions, particularly during the “Administration” portion of the meeting.
June 24 Village Board meeting minutes released
Posted in IAA, Minutes, Plan Commission, Village Board, Zoning Board on July 24, 2013| Leave a Comment »
A copy of the approved June 24 Village Board meeting minutes can be downloaded here.
E. Dundee complains ComEd bowed to political pressure on auction site
Posted in Elections 2013, IAA, Land Use, Well Water Quality on July 23, 2013| 6 Comments »
East Dundee Village President Lael Miller has filed a formal complaint with the Illinois Commerce Commission against ComEd, alleging the utility caved to political pressure and tried to block an auto auction business from coming to the village.
“This is not the type of behavior that we, as the public, expect from Commonwealth Edison,” Miller said. “It’s harmful to our efforts in attracting business and it’s certainly worth the $7.17 in postage for me to file the paperwork to fight this.”
Read more here.
Related story: Ex-Barrington Hills mayor admits to talking to ComEd about auto auction plan
July 22 Village Board meeting agenda released
Posted in Agendas, IAA, Village Board on July 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
Monday’s Village Board meeting agenda can be viewed here.
The IAA battle: Why it was over before it began
Posted in BACOG, Commercial Horse Boarding, HALO, IAA, Land Disconnection, Land Use, Lighting Ordinance, OP/Ed, Plan Commission, Save 5 Acres, Taxes, Village Board, Village Government, Village President, Well Water Quality on July 19, 2013| 16 Comments »
Last Monday evening, East Dundee trustees voted unanimously to approve the controversial proposed development of a 35-acre auto auction facility by Insurance Auto Auctions (IAA), bordering Barrington Hills.
The residents of the adjacent Pond Gate subdivision are to be commended for mounting a valiant and coordinated effort to stop the approval of the IAA development. They attended countless meetings, performed extensive research into complaints against IAA, and mounted multiple social campaigns, including a petition drive that garnered nearly four hundred signatures.
There will undoubtedly be some second-guessing as to why our Village could not stop this from happening, but The Observer has collected some of the reasons pointing out why our Village was at a disadvantage from the start.
Lack of an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA): On the heels of the failed attempt to keep the Duda property within Barrington Hills, most candidates in the 2009 campaign agreed that IGA’s needed to be either strengthened or established with neighboring communities. Fritz Gohl actually had as one of his top four priorities during that campaign (see Re-Elect Fritz Gohl).
Unfortunately, this never came to fruition. Barrington Hills has IGA’s with a number of surrounding communities, but never bothered to create one with East Dundee.
“Dark Sky” and other unnecessary detours: In the last four years, our Village government and residents have wasted an inordinate amount of time and money on “issues” such as the Exterior Lighting Ordinance, Horse Boarding regulations that would never be realistically enacted by the administration, and last but not least, justifying providing office space for BACOG within our Village Hall.
Coincidentally, East Dundee had their first meeting with IAA about a year before our Village Board was finalizing the terms of the BACOG lease (May, 2011) .
Heavy handed “diplomacy”: Once the plans for the IAA development were discovered about a year ago, it took little time for this controversial plan to be used as a political haymaker. Despite the fact that our Village was in no position of strength, there was no discernible diplomacy coming from our Village leadership.
Instead, there was heated banter between the respective village presidents. Photos and videos were recorded of puddles being drained from an IAA facility in a nearby suburb. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency was notified of that situation and they were also asked to intervene in the local proposed auction site, but this activity only seemed to aggravate an already tense situation rather than move toward resolution.
Eleventh hour strategy backfire: Last week, we learned that the IAA proposal was stalled for months when our former Village president attempted to persuade ComEd to block access to the site (see “Ex-Barrington Hills mayor admits to talking to ComEd about auto auction plan”).
Presumably our former President thought IAA’s only option for accessing the proposed development was to obtain a right-of-way using the utility’s easement. But this strategy neglected to notice that another less desirable, but workable, route existed via Healy Road.
Sadly, our Village has learned too many lessons the hard way for a number of years now. The IAA development approval by the East Dundee board is now the latest, although the battle may not be over yet.
The Observer sincerely hopes that new Village Board members can successfully overcome issues left behind by the previous administration quickly and foster a spirit of cooperation among themselves and with neighboring villages. Only then can our Village begin to move forward.
– The Observer
E. Dundee police chief explains police escort
Posted in IAA, Land Use, Public Safety, Well Water Quality on July 17, 2013| 2 Comments »
Earlier this week, the East Dundee village board signed off on a redevelopment agreement and industrial subdivision plan that lets Insurance Auto Auctions open a new location in the village.
After the votes, the dozen or so Barrington Hills residents, including Village President Martin McLaughlin, left the meeting and congregated outside to discuss the votes and possible next steps.
While I was out there interviewing some of the residents, a police officer stood with and escorted three IAA representatives past the Barrington Hills crowd.
Read more here.
E. Dundee OKs auto auction business to Barrington Hills’ chagrin
Posted in IAA, Land Use, Well Water Quality on July 16, 2013| Leave a Comment »
After about a year of assorted delays and strong resistance from neighboring Barrington Hills, East Dundee trustees gave the green light for a wrecked auto auctioneering business to come to town.
But the Barrington Hills residents who fear leaking fluids from Insurance Auto Auctions’ vehicles will pollute the groundwater, and who hoped to defeat the measures Monday, say they aren’t finished just yet.
Read more here.
July 15 meeting lineup
Posted in BACOG, BCFPD, IAA, Land Use, Public Safety, Well Water Quality, Zoning Board on July 15, 2013| Leave a Comment »
There are four governmental meetings taking place today where the outcomes will have some effect on Barrington Hills residents. In order of start times, those meetings are:
East Dundee Village Board meeting – 6:00 PM: East Dundee’s board is expected to vote on allowing Insurance Auto Auctions to construct 34 acre facility adjacent to Barrington Hills. Their agenda can be downloaded here.
BCFPD Board of Trustees meeting – 6:30 PM: The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District may vote this evening on hiring an interim administrator to begin the process of becoming independent from Barrington. A copy of their agenda can be downloaded here.
VBH Zoning Board of Appeals – 7:30 PM: The ZBA will be conducting a public hearing this evening on their proposed changes and additions to Village codes. Their agenda can be viewed here.
Barrington Village Board – 8:00 PM: The Barrington board will hear a consultant’s presentation on restructuring their fire department to work independently from BCFPD. A copy of their agenda can be downloaded here.
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