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Village Board of Trustees meet tonight

Posted in Aunt Blabby, BACOG, Board of Health, Building Department, Dinky, Elections, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Finance Committee, Heritage and Environs Committee, Illinois State Board of Elections, Insurance Committee, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Public Safety Committee, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on May 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this 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

Posted in Agendas, Appointments, Aunt Blabby, BACOG, Board of Health, Building Department, Dinky, Financial Reports, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on April 28, 2025| Leave a Comment »

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 Authorizing the Execution of a Contract with Corrective Asphalt Materials LLC (CAM) For Pavement Rejuvenation (Blabby Lift) Application Resolution 25 –
  • [Vote] Ordinance Updating the Village’s Regulations Concerning Trespass to Land in Section 8-2-23 of the Village Code Ordinance 25 –
  • [Vote] Ordinance Updating the Village Fee and Penalties Schedule and Amending the Village Code to Eliminate Inconsistent or Duplicative Fees and Penalties Related to Building, Licenses and Permit Matters Ordinance 25 –
  • [Vote] Resolution Approving the Execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Cuba Township Road District Resolution 25 –
  • [Vote] Resolution Approving the Execution of an Employee Leasing Agreement with MGT Impact Solutions, LLC Resolution 25 –
  • [Vote] Plan Commission Appointments
  • [Vote] Board of Health Appointments
  • [Vote] Zoning Board of Appeals Appointment
  • Registration Open for The Land We Love Run 5K/10K + 2-Mile Walk on Sunday, June 29, 2025: vbhil.gov/race

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

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Mark Your Calendars: Land We Love Run June 29th

Posted in Community Alerts, Cuba Township Road District, Fundraisers, Resident Spotlights, Topics Of Interest on April 4, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Cuba Township and Village of Barrington Hills combine to bring “The Land We Love Run” on June 29 at 7:30, 5k & 10k runs; 2 mile walk with professionally chip timed and certified 5k and 10k courses. Participate in the Team Competition. Put together your team of 3 or more to compete for fun prizes!

Police monitored routes with age-based awards, and water/aid stations. All proceeds to benefit Folds of Honor, a National organization with a local presence that provides scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service members and First Responders  Awards for most patriotic and biggest donation to Cuba Township Food Pantry.

Details Here

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Metra unveils 2025 construction program

Posted in Aunt Blabby, Cuba Township Road District, METRA on March 19, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Metra announced the UP Northwest Line crossing on Cuba Road is scheduled to be replaced.

Metra and its railroad and municipal partners are taking on a wide variety of projects during the 2025 construction season, including improvements to 52 stations and replacement of 43 grade crossings.

Crossings on the UP Northwest Line slated for replacement this year are Oakton Street in Park Ridge, Cuba Road in Barrington Hills, Lincoln Avenue in Fox River Grove, and Main Street and Walkup Avenue in Crystal Lake.

The full release can be found here.

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Roads & Bridges Committee meets today

Posted in Aunt Blabby, Elections, Entertainment, FUBAR, Illinois State Board of Elections, Mac's Property Management, One Barrington Hills, Politics, Property Taxes, Riding Club Commission, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, TMI, Traffic, Village Clerk, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village President on March 6, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Village Roads & Bridges Committee meets this afternoon at 4 PM. Some of the topics on the agenda include:

A copy of the agenda can be viewed here.

*Note the Village Engineer’s memo recommending seasonal road closure is addressed to the Village President with copies to the Director of Administration and Village Clerk, but not the Roads & Bridges Chair. Additionally, the Road Program 2025 Recommendation memo is addressed to the Director of Administration only. Ouch.

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Village updates Zoning services fee schedule

Posted in Aunt Blabby, FUBAR, Going green, Home Occupation Ordinance, Land Use, Plan Commission, Public Hearing, Real Estate, Roads & Bridges Committee, SNAFU, Transparency, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Code, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Zoning Board on February 27, 2025| 7 Comments »

Resident will now be assessed the actual costs of Zoning Board services rendered to fulfill their requests.

Monday evening the Village Board of Trustees approved updated fee schedules for, “Zoning Matters,” and overweight vehicles.

We applaud this move, especially considering it was revealed that at some point the Village ceased charging fees beyond only the standard application fees for Zoning Board services such as (and especially) attorney’s fees. While we believe our Village should not be operating for profit, it definitely should not be operating at a loss providing legal, consulting and other services at nearly no charges until now.

A partial section of the newly updated fees reads:

“Zoning Fee Schedule*

  • Appeal $1,000
  • Text Amendment, $1,500
  • Variation $1,000
  • Map Amendment-Any District-Permitted Uses Only $1,500
  • Special Uses $1,500.

*Additional Expense: The fee includes the initial review by staff and the village attorney, public notice (if applicable, 1 time), and Zoning Board Meeting (1 meeting); additional fees may be charged at the discretion of staff in the event an application is extensive, requires additional reviews beyond those stated or the application submitted in incomplete and requires multiple reviews.

Additionally, the Zoning Board of Appeals and/or the Village Board may utilize the services of professional consultants for research, investigation, and professional opinion, for assistance in arriving at recommendations or decisions.

The applicant whose request to the Zoning Board of Appeals or Village Board requires the use of such professional services shall reimburse the Village the reasonable cost it incurred for the services rendered by its consultants, within fourteen (14) days of transmission of the invoice by the Village or prior to the next meeting, whichever is sooner. The consultants shall bill for their services at the same hourly rate that they normally charge municipal clients. The Village consultants shall include but not be limited to the persons who provide the Village with advice in the fields of engineering, law, planning, traffic, design, and finance.”

The ordinance can be found here.

Editorial note: This Ordinance was approved by a vote of 4-2 with the Village President abstaining. When the meeting recordings are released, they will reveal one trustee who participated remotely was nearly hysterical apparently because she did not believe she had adequate time to conduct her usual “analysis paralysis” on the subject (always with little or no benefit) before voting.

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Village Board of Trustees meet tonight

Posted in Agendas, Aunt Blabby, BACOG, Clown Car, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Elections, ePacket Agendas, Ethics, Financial Reports, Goat Rodeo, Going green, Home Occupation Ordinance, Illinois State Board of Elections, Land Use, Legal Expenses, Lighting Ordinance, Minutes, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Tree Preservation Ordinance, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on February 24, 2025| 1 Comment »

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.

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Barrington wins national recognition for snow removal

Posted in Aunt Blabby, Roads & Bridges Committee on February 23, 2025| Leave a Comment »

Daily Herald report

Barrington has been named a recipient of the prestigious American Public Works Association Excellence in Snow and Ice Control Award for 2025, village leaders announced.

The village is one of only 11 agencies in Illinois and 45 across North America to receive the recognition since the program began in 2008. The award celebrates agencies that demonstrate exceptional management and execution of snow and ice operations, adhering to best practices in snow removal while minimizing environmental impacts.

Barrington’s snow and ice control program covers more than 45 lane miles of Village streets; 5.6 lane miles of highways owned by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) under a maintenance agreement; 24 parking lots; 44 alleys; 81 cul-de-sacs; 16,000 linear feet of sidewalk; and the Metra Commuter Train Station.

Read more here.

For more information about Barrington’s snow and ice control program, visit www.barrington-il.gov/snow-ice.

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Village Board of Trustees public hearing, monthly meeting tonight

Posted in Aunt Blabby, BACOG, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Big Red, Board of Health, Building Department, Clown Car, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Dumb and Dumber, Elections, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Finance Committee, Financial Reports, FRVPC, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Mac's Property Management, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Resident Spotlights, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Transparency, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Yabba Dabba Doo, Zoning Board on January 27, 2025| Leave a Comment »

The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting a public hearing followed by their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. Topics on their agenda include:

PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC MEETING

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

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Aunt Blabby, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Dumb and Dumber, Elections, Fat Bastard, Financial Reports, Legal Expenses, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Police Pension Board, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Unions, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer on December 16, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Village Board of Trustees will be conducting their regular monthly meeting this evening beginning at 6:30 PM. A copy of their agenda can be viewed and downloaded here.

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