The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting tomorrow evening beginning at 6:30 PM. A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
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Village Board of Trustees meet tonight
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The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
- [Vote] Resolution for Use of Motor Fuel Tax Funds ($190,000.00) on Snow Removal 2026 Resolution 25 –
- [Vote] Ordinance Granting an Amendment to an Existing Special Use Permit to Allow for the Construction of a Multi-Purpose Interior Prayer and Assembly Space at 160 Hawthorne Road Ordinance 25 –
- [Vote] Provide Advice and Consent, and to Approve the President’s Appointment of Marsha McClary to Fill the Unexpired Term of Trustee Darby Hills, Whose Resignation Created a Vacancy in the Office of the Village Trustee and to Assume Her Positions on Standing Committees of the Board of Trustees
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Village Board of Trustees meet tonight
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The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
- [Vote] Accept the Audit Report FY 2024 – Eccezion
- [Vote] An Ordinance Adopting Zoning Regulations on Solar Energy Systems to Be Provided in Title 5 of the Village Code Ordinance 25 -10 (tabled from the Board of Trustees Meeting August 25, 2025)
- [Vote] An Ordinance Amending the Village’s Tree Preservation Regulations in Title 4, Chapter 6 of the Village Code Ordinance 25-11 (tabled from the Board of Trustees Meeting August 25, 2025)
- [Vote] Resolution Authorizing the Replacement of an Overhead Door for Village Property Located at 120 W. Algonquin Road Resolution 25 –
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Related: “Barrington Board votes unanimously to approve the Claremont residential subdivision proposal”
Editorial note: Darby Hills, “…formally submitted her letter of resignation from her position as Trustee for the Village of Barrington Hills, effective September 1, 2025.” Unfortunately, we cannot cite anything of any significance she contributed in her 3.5 years seated on the Board of Trustees and that is a pity.
Village Board of Trustees meets tonight
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The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
- [Vote] Village Budget FY 2025
- [Vote] An Ordinance for the Levy and Assessment of Taxes for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024 and Ending December 31, 2024 Ordinance 24 –
- [Vote] Ordinance Amending Section 5-5-3(A) and 5-3-4 of the Village’s Zoning Regulations to Allow Agricultural Experience as a Special Use in the R-1 Zoning District Ordinance 24-
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Related: “’Agricultural Experience’ application meets a similar fate as ‘Agritourism’ did in August,” “Zoning Board of Appeals Public Hearing tonight,” “Village Board votes down ‘Agritourism as a Special Use’,” “August Board of Trustees meeting recording released,” “Sitting ducks,” “Special Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled Tuesday”
Village Board of Trustees meet tonight
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The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
August Board of Trustees meeting recording released
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The recording of the August 26th Board of Trustees meeting has been released. The link can be found here.
Public comments begin at the 9:50-minute mark. Village Board comments and vote begin at the 1:01:35-minute mark on topic of, “Agritourism as a Special Use.”
Related: “Village Board votes down ‘Agritourism as a Special Use’,” “Village Board of Trustees meet Monday,” “Sitting ducks,” “Special Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled Tuesday”
Village Board votes down “Agritourism as a Special Use”
Posted in Board of Elections, Building Department, Clown Car, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, Land Use, Mad Cows, OMA, Open Meetings Act, Plan Commission, Police Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Roads & Bridges Committee, Special Use Permits, Topics Of Interest, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on August 27, 2024| 8 Comments »
Attendees of last night’s Board of Trustees were treated to a very rare experience: all seven (7) members of the current Barrington Hills Board of Trustees were in attendance up close and personal. The last time a sighting like this occurred was the May 8, 2023, BOT meeting to certify results of the April 4, 2023 Consolidated Election (a photo of the event captured above).
Last night, the board unanimously voted to approve Kyle Murphy as the next Chief of Police for the Village of Barrington Hills. The board also voted 6-0 against a proposed ordinance amendment to a allow Agritourism as a special use. President Cecola did not cast a vote.
Recordings of the meeting will be posted when they become available.
Related: “Village Board of Trustees meet Monday,” “Sitting ducks,” “Special Zoning Board of Appeals meeting scheduled Tuesday”
Village Board of Trustees meets tonight
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The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:
- [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Corrective Asphalt Materials LLC (CAM) for Pavement Rejuvenation Application on Select Village Maintained Roads Resolution 24 –
- [Vote] An Ordinance Amending the Village’s Municipal Code Concerning Fireworks – Title 8, Chapter 2, Section 8-2-13 Ordinance 24 –
- [Vote] An Ordinance Granting a Special Use Permit to Allow an Elementary School at 160J Bateman Road Ordinance 24 –
- [Vote] Resolution of Proclamation Commending Police Chief Joseph Colditz on his 25 Years of Dedicated Service to the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 24 –
- [Vote] A Resolution Appointing David Kann to the Position of Interim Police Chief for the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 24 –
- [Vote] Personnel Manual Revisions
A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.
Village hosted Riding Club meeting recordings released
Posted in Agendas, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Hills Park District, Clown Car, Deception, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, Fox River Valley Libraries, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Land Use, Look For The Union Label, Mad Cows, Massbach Hounds, OMA, OP/Ed, Open Meetings Act, Plan Commission, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Roads & Bridges Committee, SNAFU, Transparency, Uncategorized, Unions, Village Attorney, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village President, Your Barrington Hills on June 21, 2024| 1 Comment »
On June 10th, members of the Riding Club of Barrington Hills met at the Barrington Hills Village Hall. The agenda may have read it was a meeting of the Equestrian Commission, but the audio recordings prove otherwise.
After voting on a temporary chair for the meeting, the public was invited to comment, which is relatively standard. Next, there was confusion as to who actually called the meeting. That determination was never made, but it was agreed the one purpose was to hear what the Village attorney had to report.
With that, Mary Dickson stated:
“At the last meeting of the Equestrian Commission, one primary question arose which is can the Village actually mandate as part of this subdivision process that equestrian trails be dedicated, easements be dedicated, and the Village authorized me to research that and a result of the research that I did, my conclusion is cannot author…, we cannot demand a subdivider provide a trail easement as part of the subdivision process. And this is predicated on a review of both federal law and state law.”
Dickson’s comments continued, but this was the most important to convey to readers. Her comments begin at the 9:45 mark in the recording.
It should be noted that prior to Dickson’s statements, some present were under the impression that when a parcel was subdivided, the Village would somehow require easements be dedicated for the private use of the Riding Club of Barrington Hills only.
Commission members had questions and comments, but then attendees in the audience began chiming in with their own comments. Commission members let this continue for roughly ten (10) minutes before one said audience members would have to wait until public comment at the end of the meeting (that began with public comment).
Midway into the meeting, a commission member asked if they could vote on recommending action be taken on a specific property in the Village. When the answer was not what she wanted to hear, here’s what came next:
Commission member: “Why can’t we talk about this property?”
Village Administrator: “Because that was not the agenda item”
Commission member: “Well, I don’t think you can tell us what we can and can’t discuss.”
To heck with Roberts Rules of Order, apparently.
Then, the Equestrian Commission liaison (and conversational narcissist), Trustee Laura Eckstrom, just had to weigh in on the conversation. This, despite the fact it was not her place to do so (really, Brian, you need to get her to stifle!).
Toward the end of the meeting, Commission voted to reopen public comment (third time), and two people who had previously commented were invited to speak again.
The link to the recording can be found here.
Editorial note: In the last two club/commission meetings, members discussed involving the Barrington Hills Park District in this matter. When the District convened two days later on June 12th, their Zoom remote participation app was turned off, despite the fact it was posted as available for the meeting.
Clearly, this was a private Riding Club meeting and outsiders were not permitted to listed in (pay your taxes, though).
As for the property owner caught in the middle, we suggest they carve out a minimal easement for the use of the Riding Club for a nominal fee of $1,000 per month (in advance, of course).
Related: “Special Plan Commission meeting this evening”
Fuhgeddaboudit
Posted in BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Red, Clown Car, DARCHED, Deception, Ethics, Immigration, Land Disconnection, Land Use, MOOBS, Newsletters, OMA, One Barrington Hills, OP/Ed, Organizations, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, SNAFU, Transparency, VBHPD, Village Code, Village Government, Village President, Zoning Board on May 3, 2024| Leave a Comment »
Current Barrington Hills President Brian Cecola
Our Village recently posted their ”Spring 2024” newsletter. This issue includes:
- President’s Letter
- Police Chief Colditz Retires in July
- HAVE A CUP O’ “JOE” WITH CHIEF COLDITZ
- Police Department Earns Reaccreditation
- Lunch with a Cop
- Arbor Day and Earth Day! How did you observe these days?
- Road Program 2024
- Soon to make an appearance…2024 Cicadas, and
- June 29 Land We Love Run
What the newsletter lacks is a considerable number of updates from Q-1 2024 that residents should be aware of, including:
- In a special meeting January 3, the Board voted to amend our code to, “Create a license requirement for (migrant) chartered transportation drop-off services (no doubt to prevent the godless hoards if immigrants from soiling the new floor in the lobby of Village Hall)).”
- Increased penalty amounts for Code violations.
- Any information whatsoever on the Board’s vote in February to annex seven (7) parcels of land into Barrington Hills.
- The Village is purchasing and replacing security video recording and management systems in Village Hall, and
- The Zoning Board is reviewing significant updates and addition to codes including fence/berm allowed heights, regulations for roof and/or ground mounted solar panels and wind energy systems and codes covering anything mobile residents might store on their property.
Further, minutes from the February meeting of BACOG include, “Cecola reported the Village recently annexed two landscaping businesses.” Why didn’t “Cecola” bother to drop this and other meaningful nuggets content into his message to residents?
The answer is simple. The Cecola administration does not want informed residents. Sure, this publication and others have done their best to inform residents. But clearly when it comes what we share with our readers, our president would rather you just fuhgeddaboudit.
A copy of the newsletter can be found here.
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