The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM. A copy of their agenda can viewed here.
Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
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Hoffman Estates panel so far supports Plum Farms apartment proposal
Posted in 220, 300, Hoffman Estates, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Disconnection, Land Use, Plum Farm development, Politics, Property Taxes, Real Estate, School Districts, Traffic, Village Government on November 9, 2021| Leave a Comment »
This rendering shows one of the six apartment buildings CRG Residential is proposing for the northwest corner of Higgins and Old Sutton roads as part of the Plum Farms development in Hoffman Estates. This building closest to the corner would be among those also including some ground-floor retail space.
Hoffman Estates officials expressed informal support Monday for a six-building apartment complex with some retail space to kick off construction of the long-delayed Plum Farms development at the northwest corner of Higgins Road and Route 59.
But they also urged developers to keep aware of the floodplain that overlaps the sprawling property during installation of underground utilities as well as surface construction.
CRG Residential of Carmel, Indiana, sought the courtesy review from the village board’s planning, building and zoning committee for 310 apartments spread among the six buildings specifically on the tax-increment finance district at the northwest corner of Higgins and Old Sutton roads.
Three of the buildings would be three stories, while the other three would be four stories. The ground floors of some of the buildings would also provide commercial space totaling about 14,000 square feet, including at the corner itself.
Representatives of CRG Residential suggested that commercial space might find such uses as an eatery or coffee shop as well as a medical or dental office.
The current owners of the 185 acres that make up the Plum Farms development also have plans for a self-storage facility along the railroad tracks at the western edge of the property.
Read more here.
Hoffman Estates Committee hears CRG Residential/Plum Farms mixed-use proposal tonight
Posted in 220, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Politics, Property Taxes, School Districts, Traffic on November 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Hoffman Estates Planning, Building and Zoning Committee meets this evening at 7:00 PM regarding a proposed mixed-use development at the northwest corner of Higgins and Old Sutton Roads. A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.
Related: “Six apartment buildings, retail may restart Plum Farms development in Hoffman Estates”
Crystal Lake to buy downtown train station property through Metra deal (Will Barrington/BACOG?)
Posted in BACOG, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), METRA, Real Estate, Topics Of Interest on November 4, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Commuters exit a westbound Metra train from the Chicago direction on Wednesday, March 11, 2020, in Crystal Lake. (Matthew Apgar – mapgar@shawmedia)
The Crystal Lake City Council approved Tuesday the purchase of the 1.8-acre downtown train station and its surrounding property through an intergovernmental agreement with Metra, the result of the Union Pacific’s intention to sell this and other commuter stations on the line.
Union Pacific notified Metra that it had entered into an agreement with an unnamed developer to sell some or all of the 41 train station properties for about $50.9 million, Metra said in a letter to affected municipalities.
Metra has the right of first refusal to purchase the property but doesn’t want it, Crystal Lake city staff said, so instead, the Chicago region commuter rail system offered to buy the train station from Union Pacific on the city’s behalf and transfer the property title to the city of Crystal Lake.
The city of Crystal Lake decided to buy the property because “it’s an important part of the downtown” and city staff recommended it as a good opportunity, Assistant City Manager Eric Helm said.
“The location and the asking price for the property were all very attractive,” Helm said.
No plans are in the works for any changes to the property, Helm said. Crystal Lake, which has a lease with Union Pacific, currently handles minor maintenance items for the station. Helm doesn’t see this changing with the city’s purchase.
Read more here.
Six apartment buildings, retail may restart Plum Farms development in Hoffman Estates
Posted in 220, 300, Deception, District 220 referendum, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Disconnection, Land Use, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, School Districts, Sears, Traffic on November 2, 2021| Leave a Comment »
A proposal for six three-story apartment buildings with 310 unit sand some ground-floor retail space will be the subject of a courtesy review by the Hoffman Estates village board next Monday, Nov 8. The site is the northwest corner of Higgins and Old Sutton roads.
Six apartment buildings with 310 units and retail businesses on the ground floors of the three of them could be what kicks off construction of the long-delayed Plum Farms development in Hoffman Estates.
The village board is scheduled to grant a courtesy review of the proposal by Carmel, Indiana-based CRG Residential next Monday night.
The planned three-story buildings would be constructed in two distinct styles on the northwest corner of Higgins and Old Sutton roads, said Hoffman Estates’ Director of Development Services Peter Gugliotta. One of those styles would feature 20,000 square feet of retail space on the first floor, he added.
The project would be within the 40 acres of a tax increment financing district approved in January 2020 to reimburse the cost of bringing utilities to the northwest and northeast corners of Higgins and Old Sutton. Including right of way, the TIF district totals 64 acres.
Excluding that right of way, the Plum Farms property totals 185 acres stretching from the northwest corner of Higgins Road and Route 59.
The Plum Farms annexation agreement with Hoffman Estates allows for a total of 1,250 dwelling units of various types. Gugliotta said there could be more multifamily units than the 310 CRG Residential is seeking, but single-family homes also are expected to make up a significant part of the Plum Farms development.
Read more here.
Village Board of Trustees meets tonight
Posted in Conflict of interest, Deception, ePacket Agendas, Financial Reports, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Politics, Roads & Bridges Committee, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Zoning Board on September 27, 2021| 13 Comments »
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:
- [Vote] A Resolution Approving the Execution of an Agreement for Provision of Snowplowing and Road Salting Services on Barrington Hills Roads Resolution 21 –
- [Vote] An Ordinance Approving a Final Plat of Re subdivision Lauer Consolidation – 266 Steeplechase Road
- [Vote] Resolution Approving the Execution of an Extension of the
Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cuba Township Road District through
December 31, 2021 Resolution 21 – - [Vote] Zoning Board of Appeals Nomination: Gary Gabriel – term expires April
2023 - Electronic Recycling Event – Saturday, October 2, 2021
A copy of the agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Village Plan Commission meets tonight
Posted in 220, 300, Agendas, Hoffman Estates, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Meeting Minutes, Plan Commission, Plum Farm development, Politics, School Districts, Topics Of Interest, Village Code, Village Government on September 15, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Plan Commission will be holding a special meeting this evening at 6:30 PM. Some of the topics on their agenda include:
- Plan Commission Introduction, Duties and Code Requirements
- Lot Consolidation Application: 266 Steeplechase (Public hearing followed by commission meeting/vote), and
- Plum Farms
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. The meeting will be held at Village Hall, or residents can try to listen in to the meeting proceedings by dialing 508-924-1464.
September Riding Club newsletter released
Posted in Agendas, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Deception, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FRVPC, Horizon Farms, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, LeCompte/Anderson Commercial Horse boarding amendment, Massbach Hounds, Politics, Property Taxes, Riding Club of BH, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, Village Government, Well Water Quality on September 10, 2021| 3 Comments »
The Riding Club of Barrington Hills (RCBH) recently released their September, 2021 newsletter. One of the sections provides an “update” on the August meeting of the Village Equestrian Commission regarding, Equestrian Trail Licenses:
“The Equestrian Commission met on the 19th of August to discuss the continued need for the Equestrian Trail Licenses issued by the Village for the purpose of riding on the Village deeded easement trails.
By Ordinance in June in 2005, certain trails traversing private land in the Village exist as easements recorded in favor of the Village. The easements are generally in and around the newer subdivisions in the Village where the Village and the Equestrian Commission worked successfully with developers subdividing tracts of land to protect the continuity of the trail network and to maintain the unique character of the Village. Easement trails are maintained by the RCBH. As set forth in Title 6 and Section 8-5 of the Village Code, equestrian use of easement trails is allowed solely by licenses issued by the Village of Barrington Hills.
There is an ongoing discussion with a need for further information. As soon as the Equestrian Commission has that information a date will be determined for the next meeting.”
In other words, they’d rather not reveal anything that was discussed. No surprise.
A copy of the RCBH newsletter can be viewed and downloaded here.
Barrington Hills Park District Board meets tonight
Posted in Agendas, Barrington Hills Park District, Commercial Horse Boarding, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horizon Farms, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Massbach Hounds, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of BH, Unions on September 8, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening in-person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM. Some of the topics on their agenda include:
- Outdoor arena bid status
- Review of IGA/Horizon Farms status, and
- Review final draft of Fox River Valley Hunt’s Cooperative Agreement with the Park District
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
Barrington Hills Park District Board meets tonight
Posted in Agendas, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Massbach Hounds, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety on July 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »
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