Posted in 2021 Elections, 220, Agendas, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Cook, Countryside Elementary School, County, Deception, Financial Statements, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, New Normal?, Politics, Property Taxes, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of BH, School Districts on April 14, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening via Zoom at 7 PM. Some of the topics for discussion include:
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting can be found here.
Posted in 2021 Elections, Agendas, Barrington Hills Park District, Financial Statements, FPDCC, FRVPC, FUBAR, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of BH, The New Normal, Transparency on March 10, 2021| 3 Comments »
It seems that Barrington Hills Park District officials believe the less residents are informed, the better off they are.
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening via Zoom at 7 PM. A copy of their agenda can be viewed here, but just as we’ve cautioned repeatedly, don’t expect much information.
There are no minutes available from the February meeting for the public to review online, nor is a recording of the Zoom meeting. The District WAS kind enough to include taxpayers with their 2019 Annual Financial Statement (found here) when we pointed out one of their lapses in transparency last month.
Information on how to join the Zoom meetings tonight can be found here.
We should also note that last week the District Advisory Committee met on March 2nd. The notice can be found here, but there was no agenda posted nor any minutes. Even more disappointing, when searching the District website (found here), there’s no information to be found on this Committee.
Posted in Agendas, Audio Recordings, Building Department, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Lighting Ordinance, Minutes, OMA, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Real Estate, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Special Use Permits, Topics Of Interest, Traffic, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on October 29, 2020| 1 Comment »
The recordings from October 26th Board of Trustees meeting have been released. Click here to access the link from the Village website.
Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, Cellular Service, ePacket Agendas, Financial Reports, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Lighting Ordinance, Property Taxes, Real Estate, Resident Spotlights, Roads & Bridges Committee, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Code, Zoning Board on October 26, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The Village Board of Trustees will be holding their monthly meeting this evening at 6:30 PM. Some of the topics for discussion and/or vote include:
A copy of the agenda can be viewed here. Those wishing to try to listing in on the meeting can phone 508-924-1464.
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Posted in EJ&E/Canadian National, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), OP/Ed, Politics, Public Safety, TRAC on October 8, 2020| Leave a Comment »
The Daily Herald and leaders of several of our suburbs were among those arguing years ago that crude oil shipments by train should be restricted to newer, stronger tank cars that are more likely to withstand a derailment or crash without rupturing, exploding and burning.
That viewpoint largely prevailed, with new requirements unveiled in 2015 that mitigate the risk.
But now the federal government is upping the ante, exposing towns along freight rail lines to potential new danger with the judgment that now that tank cars are safer, they can be used to move material that is more volatile.
The U.S. Department of Transportation over the summer authorized railroads to haul liquefied natural gas around the country, even in the face of the National Transportation Safety Board questioning whether doing so would be safe.
Natural gas is a chameleon, turning liquid at -260 degrees and taking up 1/600th of the space it requires as a gas, making it cheaper to transport. If the gas gets overheated and the tank ruptures, such as following a derailment or crash, it can explode violently into a fireball that will keep burning until the fuel is gone.
Read on here.
Posted in BCFPD, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA) on June 11, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Grayslake Fire Protection District Chief John Christian on the scene of a major call in 2015. (Bob Susnjara | Staff Photographer, 2015)
Barrington officials announced Thursday the hire of John Christian as the village’s new fire chief, effective next month.
Christian comes to Barrington from the Grayslake Fire Protection District, where he’s been chief since 2009. He replaces Jim Arie, who retired as Barrington’s fire chief in March after leading the department since 2003.
Christian started 33 years ago at the Grayslake fire district, which covers about 25 square miles in Grayslake, Third Lake, Round Lake Park, Round Lake Beach and unincorporated areas of Lake County. He has experience in heading a fire department that sometimes must navigate train blockages to handle emergency calls — a longtime issue in Barrington.
Read more here.
Posted in Cook, County, FPDCC, Friends of Forest Preserves, Horizon Farms, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Politics, Spring Creek Stewards, Spring Creek Watershed on April 22, 2020| Leave a Comment »
Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison
Cook County Commissioner Kevin B. Morrison and State Rep. Michelle Mussman will host a COVID-19 virtual town hall at noon Friday to discuss the county and state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the resources available to residents and businesses.
The meeting will be live streamed on their Facebook pages and at bit.ly/2VppIC1. Residents can submit questions beforehand to District15@cookcountyil.gov.
Morrison’s 15th District includes Barrington Township, and his contact information can be found here. He is a voting member of the Forest Preserve District Board which oversees Crabtree Nature Center, Horizon Farm and Spring Lake preserves.
Posted in 220, 300, Cook, County, EJ&E/Canadian National, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Disconnection, Land Use, Plum Farm development, Politics, School Districts, Sears, South Barrington, Traffic on December 20, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Barrington Unit District 220’s lawsuit against Hoffman Estates and the developers of the Plum Farms proposal for the northwest corner of routes 59 and 72 was dismissed this week . (Click on image to enlarge)
Barrington Unit District 220’s lawsuit against Hoffman Estates and the developers of the stalled
Barrington Unit District 220’s lawsuit against Hoffman Estates and the developers of the Plum Farms proposal for the northwest corner of routes 59 and 72 was dismissed this week.
proposal at the northwest corner of routes 59 and 72 has been dismissed by a Cook County circuit court judge.
But the question of how much that lawsuit had to do with the residential and commercial project’s idleness for the past 2½ years has yet to be answered.
Members of the Plum Farms development partnership did not respond to a request for comment, and Hoffman Estates officials said they haven’t heard from them, either, since the lawsuit’s dismissal on Monday.
As proposed, Plum Farms would include single-family homes on 145 acres previously disconnected from Barrington Hills. The remainder of the land would combine multifamily housing and commercial development.
Hoffman Estates’ development agreement limits Plum Farms to 1,250 dwelling units of various types, but the most recent plan submitted by the developer calls for only 1,035.
Read more from the Daily Herald here.
Posted in BACOG, BACT, Citizens for Conservation, Community Alerts, EJ&E/Canadian National, Flint Creek/Spring Creek Watersheds Partnership, FPDCC, Horizon Farms, Horse Boarding, IDOT, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Disconnection, Land Use, Longmeadow Parkway, Plan Commission, Real Estate, Traffic, Uncategorized, Village Government, Well Water Quality on June 27, 2019| Leave a Comment »
In May of last year, the Board of Trustees directed the Plan Commission to review the Village Comprehensive Plan and make recommendations for any changes they saw fit for the Board to adopt. The last time the Comprehensive Plan was updated was 2005 and amendments were approved in 2008.
After nearly a year of work and meetings, the Plan Commission has agreed to the changes they would like seen in the Plan. A copy of their proposed 2019 Village Comprehensive Plan can be viewed and downloaded here.
A public hearing is scheduled for July 8th at 6:30 PM to allow residents to voice their comments, or feedback can be provided to the Village Clerk at clerk@vbhil.gov.
Posted in 220, Barrington 220 Foundation, Board of Education, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Organizations, Plan Commission, School Districts, Village Board, Zoning Board on May 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »
A private foundation supporting Barrington Area Unit District 220 has agreed to help fund a proposed outdoor education initiative and expansion of an entrepreneurship program into the middle schools.
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Mary Dale, executive director of the Barrington 220 Foundation, said the nonprofit will provide a to-be-determined donation for the district’s proposed outdoor science laboratory off Hart Road. The lab would be on part of an undeveloped 67 acres the district owns, and officials say it could cost up to $750,000 to build.
Dale said the foundation also will donate $27,000 to District 220 for creation of the business incubator for eighth-graders at the two middle schools, allowing those students to have a “bridge” between similar programs in fifth grade and high school.
She said the two major projects were recommended for the funding after a vetting process by a committee that included residents and foundation officials. Foundation board trustees gave the final approval, with the selections revealed at a recent soiree at Barrington’s White House.
Read more here.
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