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The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees has two meetings scheduled tonight beginning at 6:00 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington. The first is a special meeting, and a copy of their agenda can be found here.

The second is their regular monthly meeting beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • Promotions Of Battalion Chief Erik Mandel, Captain Timothy Buhler, Captain Timothy Christenberry and Lieutenant Matthew Campbell
  • 2023 Tax Levy Discussion and Determination
  • Discussion On Entering into Memorandum of Understanding with The Long Grove Fire Protection District Regarding Utilization of a District Tender
  • Pierce/MacQueen Warranty Extension Proposal for E5
  • Presentation Of BCFPD Artifacts by Retired Assistant Chief Lenn Grant, and
  • Ambulance Bill

A copy of that agenda can be found here.

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Sound

For many years now, residents have voiced their frustration with the poor sound quality of meetings they’ve participated in remotely. Village officials have also complained, now that they’re allowed to participate in meetings remotely, that communication is often problematic.

Back in May of 2022 we wrote, “What message is the Cecola administration sending residents?,” in an effort to make residents aware of the communication frustrations people were experiencing. Since then, what few efforts staff at Village Hall have put forth to correct the problems have fallen short, and lately we’ve found the recordings of meetings we used to rely on for clarification fail to do so.

Case in point, when we questioned why perfectly sound concrete was being torn up at taxpayer’s expense at the fire station adjacent to Village Hall, we looked to the Village Administrator’s explanation in the October 23 recordings. What we heard was a sometimes barely audible but mostly unintelligible explanation.

The last time we can recall when a Village meeting was clearly documented was New Year’s Eve of 2018 when the Village Electoral Board convened. Even though recording equipment in the Board room was available, a much more dependable court reporter was engaged to document the hearing.

As it turned out, this was fortuitous since some alleged perjury took place at that meeting, and if legal action had been taken, the transcript would have been required by the court.  Today we have nowhere near that recording quality to rely on, and with more Village officials participating with flawed remote technology, it will no doubt get exponentially worse.

Considering this, and the fact much of the equipment currently in use is beyond its’ intended shelf life, it’s time to purchase new equipment including visual communications hardware. If we have the money to unnecessarily replace perfectly good tile at Village Hall, then we surely have the money to bring our communications technology to levels addressing our current needs.

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By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributor

For the fourth year in a row, Chicago ranks as the country’s most corrupt city. Illinois stands as the third-most corrupt state in a University of Illinois at Chicago study.

To arrive at the findings, researchers analyzed 2021 public corruption statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Justice. In all, there were 32 public corruption convictions in the Northern District of Illinois that includes Chicago in 2021, nearly a 33% increase from the 22 convictions that were reported the year before.

State Rep. Dan Ugaste, R-Geneva, isn’t surprised.

“It’s an awful shame, and goes to show you what happens when we have one party controlling everything,” Ugaste told The Center Square. “It gets to people, and they think they can do as they please instead of doing what is required of them under the law and required of them ethically.”

A solution to the long-running problem doesn’t have to be that difficult, Ugaste said.

We have extremely weak ethics laws,” he added. “If we fixed those within the House and Senate and gave our Legislative Inspector General more authority, I think it would go a long way in helping all of it. On the Republican side, we file bills every year to strengthen the legislative inspector general and the ethics laws but they never get hearings.”

Read more here.

(Very) Related: Better (decades) late than never

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Brinker Closed

Emergency crews respond to a single-vehicle crash at Brinker Road and Hills and Dales Road in Barrington Hills where a female driver suffered a medical issue that left her unresponsive Friday afternoon. | Photo: Nick Rusin

By Sam Borcia | Lake & McHenry County Scanner

Paramedics performed CPR on an elderly woman who was found not breathing after she crashed her car off of the roadway in Barrington Hills Friday afternoon.

The Barrington-Countryside Fire Protection District and Barrington Hills Police Department responded around 2:55 p.m. Friday to Brinker Road and Hills and Dales Road for a vehicle crash.

A 911 caller reported a black Volkswagen drove off the roadway and struck a wooden pole, according to fire department radio traffic.

The caller reported one person was unconscious in the vehicle.

Fire crews arrived on the scene and confirmed the female driver of the Volkswagen was unconscious and not breathing.

Paramedics began performing lifesaving measures and transported the woman to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington.

Barrington Hills Police Department Press Information Officer William Walsh said the 75-year-old woman driving the vehicle appeared to have suffered a medical issue that led to the crash.

Read more here.

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BCFPD Photo

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington.  Topics on their agenda include:

  • Audit Review by Eccezion
  • Discussion and possible approval of Employee Longevity Pay Schedule proposal.
  • Discussion pertaining to 2023 Tax Levy
  • Resolution appointing Chief Motisi as Agent for IMRF for BCFPD, and
  • Discussion pertaining to Ambulance Bill

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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Sylvia M. Anderson

Sylvia Margaret Anderson

The medical examiner has identified a Fox River Grove woman who died after she struck a semi-truck and then crashed head-on into a pickup truck in Barrington Hills Wednesday afternoon.

An autopsy performed on Sylvia M. Anderson, 74, of Fox River Grove, showed she died as a result of multiple injuries from a motor vehicle collision, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Read more here. Learn more about Ms. Anderson here.

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BCFPD

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington. A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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BCFPD Hummer

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington.  Topics on their agenda include:

  • Discussion Regarding Asphalt and Concrete Repair at Station 39
  • Continued discussion regarding Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District strategic plan
  • Set meeting date for first meeting of BCFPD Local Government Efficiency Committee
  • BCFPD Policy and Procedure Manual
  • Andres Medical Billing Hardships, and
  • Discussion on wage increase for PSI contract employees

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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BCFPD

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington. Topics on their agenda include:

  • Public Hearing on 2023-2024 Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance.
  • Consideration and Possible Approval of 2023-2024 Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinances and Certification of Estimated Revenue.
  • BCFPD strategic plan two-year summative update.
  • Concurrence request for new staff vehicle as part of the capital plan

The 2023-2024 Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance is not available on the District website for review or comment.  A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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BCFPD Photo

The Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Board of Trustees meets tonight at 6:30 PM at 22222 N. Pepper Road in Lake Barrington.  A copy of their agenda can be viewed here.

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