The Barrington Hills Park District Advisory Committee meets this evening at 7PM. Some of the topics on their agenda include:
Explore request fo motion activated flood lights around exterior of RC – suggestion for solar powered
Explore Request for security camera outside: parking lot, tractor shed, stall aisles, outdoor arenas. mounted as high as possible. *Signs* that call out video surveillance could be a deterrent.
Explore request for Panic alarm suggested: at either end of barn aisle, two in the arena. A phone with direct line to 911 would be an alternative, and
Explore possibility of a better time for Riding Club on weekend
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for attending the meeting via Zoom can be found here
“TV families are a lot like real families. They always come together for Thanksgiving. For the ultimate TV Thanksgiving, look no further than the 1968 episode of The (Barrington) Hillbillies, “The Thanksgiving Spirit.”
The crossover episode not only features the Clampetts, it features the cast members of Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. The episode culminates with a shared dinner that includes characters from the three shows.” (Source)
Editorial note: Many preferred to use the phrase, “Barrington Hillbillies,” when referring to the political antics of some in our “oasis of another time” Village, but that subsided until recently when the Cecola Administration took office. Now the popularity of that phrase is experiencing a resurgence.
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:
2023 Tax Levy Ordinance, and
Large Equipment To Purchase
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
The Forest Preserve District of Cook County, long-maligned by a reputation for mismanagement and politically motivated hiring, is taking a gamble on the November ballot: It’s asking voters to hike their own property taxes to give the district an annual budget boost of $40 million.
A referendum question for voters across the county will ask their permission for a 0.025% increase above the current state-mandated Property Tax Extension Limitation Law cap for the district, bringing the limit to 0.076%.
What does it mean for your bill? Right now, the owner of a median-priced home pays $36 to $47 in property taxes per year to the district. If the referendum passes, the increase for an average homeowner would be less than $20 a year, or about $1.50 per month, according to the district.
The revenues are not yet earmarked, but FPDCC Chief Financial Officer Stephen Hughes told the Tribune its current plans are to spend roughly $7.3 million to buy more property, $6 million for facility maintenance, $6.3 million for land restoration and $9.7 million for pension payments. The Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe and Brookfield Zoo, which both stand on FPDCC land, would get $2.4 million and $4 million, respectively, for capital maintenance.
Even the often tax-averse Civic Federation is in support of a “yes” vote on the referendum. President Laurence Msall is among advocates who argue the district has earned the right to ask for the extra cash after cleaning up its act. A right-sized workforce, cuts in expenditures and improvements in planning are all signs of improved management and oversight.
“But important to this referendum is that the Forest Preserves has a reasonable plan that has been vetted” by outside groups, Msall said.
To The Residents Of The Barrington Hills Park District Cook, Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois
Elections will be held to fill the following offices at the:
Consolidated election to be held April 4, 2023.
Park District Commissioner: Number of positions (3); 4-year term.
Signature Requirements: Petition must be signed by not less than 2% of the number of ballots cast at the last election for Park District Commissioner.
Petition Circulation: September 20, 2022: First day to circulate nomination papers.
Consolidated Election Candidate Filing: Monday, December 12, 2022*: First day for candidates to file the original nominating petitions (must include original sheets signed by voters and circulators) with the Barrington Hills Park District representative at the Barrington Hills Riding Center, Meeting Room, 361 Bateman Road, Barrington Hills IL 60010.
General Filing Information: Petitions may be filed in person by the candidate or a representative, or by mail. Barrington Hills Park District c/o Kim Keper, 364 Bateman Road, Barrington, IL 60010.
Please note: Nomination papers received in the mail before the first day of filing period will be returned to the sender as not filed.
Filing Period: Mon, Dec 12: 9:00 AM* to 1:00 PM
Wed, Dec 14: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Fri, Dec 16: 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Mon, Dec 19: 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
*Ballot Placement Lottery: If two or more petitions are received simultaneously for the same office (a) as of the opening hour of the filing period, December 12, 2022; and/or (b) within the last hour of the filing period, Dec 19 2023.
Ballot Placement Lottery, if needed, is scheduled for Wednesday, December 22, 2022, noon at 361 Bateman Road, Barrington Hills, IL 60010.
Candidate document and filing information is available on the web: www.elections.il.gov“
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
McGinley trail update
Truth in Taxation Ordinance
Video Security Cameras – IAPD Grant
A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
A cookout dinner, bear and wine, a gigantic bonfire and more Saturday at the 51st Annual Ignite the Night!
Ignite the Night! — a nighttime fall festival with fun for all ages to benefit Citizens for Conservation
Celebrate autumn, connect with family, friends and neighbors at an outdoors moonlight festival with music by Anderlik and Church, an acoustic bluegrass band.
Enjoy a cookout dinner, beer and wine, narrated horse-drawn wagon rides around a restoration site, stargazing with powerful telescopes, birds of prey, a raffle, flashlight tours for kids, with live music and dancing in the grass. The evening is capped off by an amazing blazing bonfire.
Mindful Waste, an organization created and led by two local environmentalists/ conservationists/teachers, will once again be working with us to help make Ignite the Night a zero-waste event.
Proceeds benefit Citizens for Conservation’s 51-year mission of protecting and restoring land.
To purchase tickets or for more information, click here.
Cook County property owners would be asked to pay about “$1.50 more a month in taxes” toward the preserves, which became a haven during the pandemic
A referendum on the ballot this November will ask Cook County voters for a property tax hike to support and grow the county’s vast forest preserves.
The referendum in the Nov. 8 general election would ask property owners to contribute on average about $1.50 more in property taxes per month toward the preserves, or around $20 a year. About $3 to $4 of a homeowner’s current property tax already goes to the forest preserves each month.
The question before voters comes as the forest preserves became a haven of green space during the pandemic. The number of visitors skyrocketed as people sought a respite from sickness, isolation and boredom. The county’s forest preserves are one of the largest in the U.S., with nearly 70,000 acres of natural areas where people can hike, fish, bike, camp and even zipline. There are nature centers, and amassive set of stairs where exercisers flock that take your breath away.
“If there is a silver lining in a really difficult time for everybody, it’s that people were able to get out and rediscover nature,” said Arnold Randall, general superintendent of the Forest Preserves of Cook County.
County officials and more than 150 organizations also tout the environmental benefits of the preserves, such as absorbing rainwater during storms and creating cleaner air.
Jean Franczyk, president and CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden, which sits on forest preserve district land, lays out what’s at stake: “A set of green lungs for the region.”
If approved, officials estimate the tax increase would generate just over $40 million in additional funding a year. They say the extra cash would help the county address ambitious goals, like acquiring nearly 3,000 additional acres to protect it from development, restoring some 20,000 more acres over the next 20 years and paying for workers’ pensions.
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 be viewed here.
Instructions accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.
The Barrington Hills Park District Board will hold their regular monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
