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“PUBLIC HEARING Before the Plan Commission Village of Barrington Hills Single Family Subdivision – 99 & 101 Bateman Road, Barrington Hills, IL Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held on Monday, May 20 , 2024, at 6:30 PM by the Plan Commission of the Village of Barrington Hills at the Village Hall, 112 Algonquin Road, Barrington Hills, IL, concerning an application for approval of a Single Family Subdivision made by the Owner of the property located at 99 & 101 Bateman Road, Barrington Hills, PIN 01-06-200-021 and 01-06-200-027.

A copy of the application for Subdivision is available for examination at the office of the Village Clerk at the Village Hall, weekdays between 9:00 AM & 5:00 PM. All interested parties are invited to attend the Public Hearing and will be given an opportunity to be heard. Written comments on the application for Subdivision to be made part of the record of this proceeding and will be accepted in the Office of the Village Clerk through 3:00 PM, May 20, 2024. By: Village Clerk, Village of Barrington Hills clerk@barringtonhills-il.gov

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Village of Barrington Hills Board of Trustees (L-R): JC Clarke, Darby Hills, President Pro Tem/Trustee David Riff, President Brian Cecola, Laura Ekstrom, Thomas Strauss, Jessica Hoffmann

Our 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 Issuance of Notice of Award for the 2024 Road Program Project by the Village of Barrington Hills, Illinois Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] An Ordinance Amending the Village’s Municipal Code Title 8 Police Regulations, Chapter 4 Animal Regulations
  • [Vote] Plan Commission Appointments: 3-year term
    • Curt Crouse
    • Maggie Topping
  • [Vote] Equestrian Commission: 1-year term
    • Jane Clement, for both Chairwoman and Member
    • Jeryl Olson
    • Tricia Wood
    • Jill Zubak
  • [Vote] Police Pension Board Trustee: 2-year Term
    • George Panos
  • [Vote] Zoning Board of Appeals: 5-year Term
    • Arnold Cernik
  • The Land We Love Run – 5K/10K + 2-Mile Walk – Saturday, June 29

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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Our 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 Acceptance of a Quote for the Replacement of a Culvert ($18,340) Located Under Little Bend Road in the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] A Resolution Accepting a Proposal with GOV HR/MGT to Assist the Village in the Recruitment and Hiring Process for the Chief of Police Resolution 2 24 –

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

Related: VBH Chief of Police Joseph Colditz announces retirement

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Annexation Map

NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY BY THE VILLAGE OF BARRINGTON HILLS COOK, KANE, LAKE AND MCHENRY COUNTIES, ILLINOIS Pursuant to Section 7-1-13(b) of the Illinois Municipal Code, 65 ILCS 5/7-1-13(b), notice is hereby given that the Village Board of the Village of Barrington Hills, Cook, Kane, Lake and McHenry Counties, Illinois, at a meeting to be held on the 26th day of February, 2024, commencing at the hour of 6:30 p.m., at the Village of Barrington Hills Village Hall, 112 Algonquin Road, Barrington Hills, Illinois, will consider the annexation of properties commonly known as 15 Old Sutton Road, 188 Old Sutton Road, 190 Old Sutton Road, 191 Penny Road, 193 Penny Road, 545 Penny Road and certain segments of the existing railway right- of-way as it travels through properties identified by the common addresses: 15 Old Sutton Road, 188 Old Sutton Road, 190 Old Sutton Road, 191 Penny Road, 193 Penny Road, 545 Penny Road, all located in unincorporated Cook County, Illinois and legally described as: PIN 01-21-301-009 The South half of the East half of the South half of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 21, Township 42 North, Range 9, East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Cook County, Illinois. PIN 01-21-302-008 The west 718.12 feet of the North 10 acres of the South 20 acres of the Southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 21, Township 42 North, Range 9, east of the Third Principal Meridian, EXCEPT from said North 10 acres of the strip of land 100.00 feet wide conveyed to F.E. Worchester by deed recorded July 1, 1889 as document 1123172, in book 2038, page 103, in Cook County, Illinois. PIN 01-21-302-009 The west 813.50 feet of the South 10 acres of the South half of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 21, Township 42 North, Range 9, east of the Third Principal Meridian in Cook County, Illinois. PIN 01-21-302-010 The South 10 acres of the South half of the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section 21, Township 42 North, Range 9, east of the Third Principal Meridian, EXCEPTING THEREFROM the West 813.50 feet thereof, and ALSO EXCEPTING from said tract that part falling within the strip of land 100.00 feet in width conveyed to F.E. Worcester, as Trustee, by deed recorded July 1, 1889 as document 1123172, in book 2038, page 103 in Cook County, Illinois. PIN 01-28-102-015 That part of the Northeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of the Northeast quarter of said Northwest quarter; thence South 89 degrees 43 minutes 23 seconds East along the North line of the Northeast quarter of said Northwest quarter, 180.00 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 51 seconds East, parallel with the West line of the Northeast quarter of said Northwest quarter, 190.00 feet; thence South 48 degrees 09 minutes 45 seconds East, 137.79 feet; thence South 89 degrees 46 minutes 43 seconds East, 84.26 feet; thence South 00 degrees 00 minutes 51 seconds East, parallel with the West line of the Northeast quarter of said Northwest quarter, 190.00 feet; thence North 89 degrees 43 minutes 23 seconds West, parallel with the North line of the Northeast quarter of said Northwest quarter, 361.94 feet; thence North 00 degrees 00 minutes 51 seconds West along the West line of said Northwest quarter, a distance of 476.60 feet to the place of beginning, in Cook County, Illinois. PIN 01-28-102-020 That part of the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 42 North, Range 9, east of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter; thence North on the West line of said Southeast Quarter of the Northwest quarter, 413.13 feet for the place of beginning; thence continuing North along the last described line, 482.69 feet to a point, said point being 422.15 feet South of the Northwest corner of said Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter, as measured along said West line; thence Easterly 248.65 feet to a point on the Westerly line of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company, said point being 594.78 feet Northeasterly of a point of intersection of said Westerly line; with the aforesaid west line of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter as measured along said Westerly line; thence Southwesterly along said Westerly line, a distance of 531.24 feet; then Westerly 26.88 feet to the place of beginning in Cook County, Illinois. PIN 01-28-102-017 That part lying Southeasterly of the Northwesterly right-of-way of Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad of the East half of the Northwest quarter of Section 28, Township 42 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Northwest quarter of said Section 28; thence South along said East line of said Northwest quarter, a distance of 891.00 feet to a point; thence West, parallel with the North line of the Northwest quarter of said Section, a distance of 538.57 feet to the right-of-way of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad, thence Northeasterly along the Southeasterly right-of-way of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad to the North line of the Northwest quarter of said Section 28; thence Easterly along the North line of said Northwest quarter to the point of beginning, (EXCEPTING THEREFROM that part of said tract taken and used for Penny Road AND EXCEPT that part taken and used for State Route 59), in the Northwest quarter of said Section 28, in Cook County, Illinois.

Also Existing Railroad Right-of-Way: a portion of PIN 01-21-500-003 and a portion of PIN 01-28-500-002, abutting PINS 01-21-302-010, 01-28-102-020 and 01-28-102-017. In addition, the annexation will include any roads and road right-of-way and will extend to the far side of an adjacent highway, except where the right-of-way is adjacent to Forest Preserve Property, where it will abut said land, and where it abuts New Sutton Road, which Road has already been annexed to South Barrington.

The meeting contemplates the passage and approval of an ordinance annexing the subject property into the Village limits and zoning the legally described property (other than the Railroad Right-of-Way) to the R1 Single Family Residential zoning classification of the Village upon annexation.

The proposed Ordinance and property to be annexed may be amended at the meeting. Consideration of the annexation of the properties may be continued to another date if discussion of the matter is not concluded on the scheduled date. All persons desiring to comment on the proposed annexation may do so at the meeting during the regular public comment period either, orally or in writing, or both.

Should you wish to provide comment on the proposed annexation in writing, comments should be submitted to the Village Clerk, 112 Algonquin Road, Barrington Hills, Illinois 60010, or via email at clerk@vbhil.gov no later than close of business Friday, February 23, 2024. Published in Daily Herald February 10, 2024 (4611767), posted 02/10/2024

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Change Petition

Property being considered for annexation by the Board of Trustees.

The recording of the January 22nd Board of Trustees meeting has been released. Once again, there are several items we would like readers to hear, but the, “Annexation of Contiguous Properties Discussion,” topic is one we recommend first.

Nearly half of the meeting was devoted to the annexation topic, and while much dialog is unintelligible due to poor sound quality, one can almost get the gist of what is being discussed.

The link to the recording can be found here, and the annexation discussion begins at the 26:20-minute mark.

Related: Village Board of Trustees meet tonight,” “A matter of trust,” “December Board of Trustees meeting recordings released,” “Change.org petition posted: ‘Why Barrington Hills should not annex Sutton and the Penny Road Properties.’

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VBH Nov23Jan Zoom

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • PUBLIC HEARING: Village of Barrington Hills Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024, and Ending December 31, 2024 Appropriation Ord FY 2024 – Draft.pdf
  • [Vote] Annual Appropriation Ordinance for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2024 and Ending December 31, 2024 Ordinance 24 –
  • [Vote] Resolution for Use of Motor Fuel Tax Funds on Snow Removal 2024 Resolution 24 –
  • [Vote] Ordinance Amending the General Penalty of the Village Code Adjusting the Maximum Fine Ordinance 24 –
  • Annexation of Contiguous Properties Discussion

The fourth item on the list amending the amount(s) of, “General Penalty of the Village Code,” reads:

“Any person convicted of or found liable for a violation of any section of this code shall be fined in a sum not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) and not to exceed seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00) for any one offense, excepting any specific section of this code wherein the maximum fine is limited to a lesser amount.”

Both amounts are too low, especially the $100.00 amount. By the time all the costs, from start to finish, are aggregated to collect $100.00, the Village will likely lose money (and no doubt has been for many years).

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

Related: A matter of trust,” “December Board of Trustees meeting recordings released,” “Change.org petition posted: ‘Why Barrington Hills should not annex Sutton and the Penny Road Properties.’

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Change Prtition

Recording of the December 19th Board of Trustees meeting has been released. While there are several items we would like to weigh in on, the, “Annexation of Contiguous Properties Discussion,” topic* on the agenda is on top the list.

There were a few public comments addressing a property currently in the Village and one in unincorporated Cook County (pictured above). Both are off Old Sutton Road, and within roughly a mile of one another.

The property in the Village has been topic of multiple comments at Board of Trustee and Zoning Board meetings for some time now, yet nothing seems to have been done by the Village.

As for the unincorporated Cook County comments, President Cecola and the Board have approved taking steps to annex the property described by a Change.org petition as the, “Sutton and the Penny Road Properties.” One of the reasons for this apparently is the appearance of this property, and the belief our Village Code will somehow improve the situation. However, when traveling throughout our Village, numerous and obvious Code violations can be seen in plain view, and no corrective actions seem to take place.

Our President and Board are willing to spend our tax dollars to attempt to annex this property and improve the aesthetics of it presumably through Village Code enforcement. You decide if this makes sense, especially considering the number of Code violations in plain view from Village roads presently that are not addressed.

The December meeting recordings can be found here.

Related:Change.org petition posted: ‘Why Barrington Hills should not annex Sutton and the Penny Road Properties.’

* As has become the Cecola administration’s practice, no explanation of what this topic was about was provided to the public in advance of the meeting in the agenda.  Yet, as the recordings show, some privileged residents were informed in advance so they could prepare.

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Courtesy Renewable Properties LLC

By Mick Zawislak | Daily herald

Can a $5 million investment in clean energy blend in a semi-rural landscape of existing residences and potential new homes?

That’s what Antioch officials will decide, as a proposed 20-acre solar farm first presented as a concept a year ago proceeds through the village’s review process.

Renewable Properties LLC of San Francisco is seeking a zoning variance and special use approval to build the solar farm on 52 acres along the south side of North Avenue just east of Deep Lake Road in the northern part of town.

The proposal will be considered at 7 p.m. Wednesday during a combined session of Antioch’s advisory planning commission and zoning board. The session is at village hall, 874 Main St., or can be viewed via Zoom.

According to Renewable Properties, the solar farm would generate enough electricity to provide power to 538 homes, or about 1,600 people, and represents a $5 million investment.

The property has been on the market for several years. Village planners’ original vision and the town’s comprehensive plan foresaw the land developed with large estate homes.

Read more here.

*How soon will it be before we must consider this same question?

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ZBA 10.24 Spec

The Village Zoning Board of Appeals meets this evening at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

PUBLIC HEARING

  • Variation Application Pursuant to Section 5-3-9(F)1 of the Village Code allowing a solid fence six feet in height at 32 Oak Knoll Road

PUBLIC MEETING

  • [Vote] Appeal: Veterinary Clinic Use in B3 General Business District
  • [Vote] Variation Application Pursuant to Section 5-3-9(F)1 of the Village Code allowing a solid fence six feet in height at 32 Oak Knoll Road, AND
  • Code Modification Discussion – Recreational Vehicles and Renewable Energy

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

AUDIO OPTIONS  
Dial: 312-626-6799 and enter meeting ID 889-5617-0602
Link: Zoom Meeting ID 889-5617-0602; Passcode 849920

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VBH Entrance

Our Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

  • [Vote] A Resolution Authorizing the Acceptance of a Quote for Repair of the Cement Driveway on the Grounds of the Village Hall for the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 23 –
  • [Vote] Resolution Adopting the 2017 McHenry County Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan by the Village of Barrington Hills Resolution 23 –
  • [Vote] Remote Participation Rules (Primarily applies to Strauss and Hills)

A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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