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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.

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Conflict of interest, Deception, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Fundraisers, Insurance Committee, Mac's Property Management, Minutes, Mówimy po polsku, One Barrington Hills, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Resident Spotlights, Riding Club Commission, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, 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 June 24, 2024| 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:

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

Editorial note: This marks the 6,000th post to The Observer since this publication began in 2009.

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Barrington Hills Park District Board (RCBH) meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Big Red, Commercial Horse Boarding, Countryside Elementary School, Deception, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Lighting Ordinance, Look For The Union Label, Mad Cows, Massbach Hounds, Plan Commission, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Roads & Bridges Committee, Special Use Permits, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, Unions, Village Code on June 12, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM.

Their agenda this evening is boilerplate, which is often reason for concern. A copy of that agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.

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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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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Animal Welfare, Appointments, Audio Recordings, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Brother, Big Red, Clown Car, Dumb and Dumber, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Legal Expenses, Mac's Property Management, Minutes, Newsletter, OMA, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Police Reports, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Public Safety Committee, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Road construction, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, 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 April 25, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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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Barrington Hills Park District Board (RCBH) meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Big Brother, Big Red, Cell Towers, Countryside Elementary School, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Don't Change Barrington Hills, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Statements, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Immigration, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Look For The Union Label, Mad Cows, Open Meetings Act, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Transparency, Well Water Quality, Your Barrington Hills on April 10, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM. Some items on their agenda include:

  • Administrators Report:
    • Replacement computer for Administrator
    • MAG purchase
    • Tennis bid dates chosen
    • Storing statues
    • New Locks for Tractor Shed
    • Labor to install camera focusing on Tractor Shed (camera & equipment purchased last year)
    • Organizing the Tractor Shed; approve labor cost for Octavio & Kim to organize
    • Pony Club’s items in Tractor Shed organized or taken to different storage area
    • BHPD trailer cleaned and parked outside with sale sign and price posted
    • Manure spreader cleaned and stored in public area with sale sign and price posted
    • Mice nesting in the tractors
    • Make large “Horse Show” sign portable by installing wheels
    • Purchase tennis court drying roller
  • Tractor purchase review
  • Project Requests to review and policy for submitting requests
  • Advisory Committee Report
  • Rental Requests
  • Review Rental Agreement Forms, with costs added for dressage arena and round pen rentals
  • Review Riding Center Rules

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here.

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Village Board of Trustees meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Honor Ride, Big Red, Building Department, Clown Car, Cuba Township Road District, ePacket Agendas, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Financial Reports, Insurance Committee, Minutes, One Barrington Hills, Open Meetings Act, Pension Funding, Plan Commission, Police Pension Board, Politics, Public Safety, Real Estate, Roads & Bridges Committee, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Transparency, VBHPD, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President, Village Treasurer, Zoning Board on March 18, 2024| Leave a Comment »

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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Barrington Hills Park District Board (RCBH) meets tonight

Posted in Agendas, Algonquin Rd, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Bicyclists, Big Brother, Big Red, BraveHearts, Clown Car, Conflict of interest, Countryside Elementary School, Deception, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI), Don't Change Barrington Hills, Dumb and Dumber, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Goat Rodeo, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, LeCompte/Anderson Commercial Horse boarding amendment, Lighting Ordinance, Longmeadow Parkway, Mad Cows, New Normal?, Open Meetings Act, Organizations, Politics, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club Commission, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, The Other Half, Transparency, Unions, Village Code, Your Barrington Hills, Zoning Board on March 13, 2024| Leave a Comment »

The Barrington Hills Park District Board/Riding Club of Barrington Hills will hold their monthly meeting this evening in person and via Zoom at 7:00 PM. Some items on their agenda include:

  • Review the Rental Agreement Forms
  • Review Riding Center Rules
  • Electrical Quotes
  • Tennis Court Repair/Maintenance Bid
  • Village Zoning Changes(?), and
  • Equestrian Commission(?)

A copy of their agenda can be viewed here. Instructions for accessing the meeting remotely can be found here

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Riding Club makes their annual pitch for renewing

Posted in Animal Welfare, Barrington Hills Farm, Barrington Hills Park District, Barrington Hills Polo Club, Bicyclists, Big Red, Commercial Horse Boarding, Deception, Don't Change Barrington Hills, Equestrian Commission, Ethics, Fox River Valley Hunt, FPDCC, FRVPC, Horizon Farm, Horse Boarding, Intergovernmental agreements (IGA), Land Use, Lighting Ordinance, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Real Estate, Riding Center Advisory Committee, Riding Club of Barrington Hills, Taxes, Topics Of Interest, Unions, Village Government, Well Water Quality on March 8, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Editorial note: The last time the Village Equestrian Commission met was September 7, 2022, and they have operated with one unfilled seat for years. To our knowledge, no one has volunteered for that appointed seat, or if they did, they were not welcome.

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Two items of interest on Monday’s Board of Trustees meeting agenda

Posted in Agendas, Barbarian Migrants in Busses at the Gate, Big Red, Clown Car, Deception, Dumb and Dumber, Ethics, FOIA, Politics, Privacy, Property Taxes, Resident Spotlights, Topics Of Interest, Village Attorney, Village Board, Village Clerk, Village Code, Village Director of Administration, Village Engineer, Village Government, Village President on February 24, 2024| 3 Comments »

After nearly four (4) years, the Village will present, “Donlea Road (Lacey Lake) Drainage Investigation Final Findings,” Monday night at the Board of Trustees meeting. Since the item precedes Public Comment, one can assume attendees will be afforded the privilege of asking questions and commenting.

A copy of the, “DRAINAGE INVESTIGATION FINDING,” report can be found here, and this topic is first on the agenda.

Last on their agenda Monday, after the Board meets in Executive Session, comes:

“[Vote] Ordinance Annexing Territory Commonly Known as 15 Old Sutton Road, 188 Old Sutton Road, 190 Sutton Road, 191 Penny Road, 193 Penny Road, 545 Penny Road, 545 Penny Road, and Identified Railroad Property to the Village of Barrington Hills Ordinance 24 –“

This seems like a chickenshit tactic since attendees will be compelled to stay until the end of the meeting and be required to exit the MacArthur room while the Board confabs. In a way, this is likely beneficial, though, since they wouldn’t want to exhibit their ignorance (any more than usual) in public session.

Documentation on the agenda for this item includes:

Interested parties are strongly encouraged to attend this meeting since the Village Zoom audio quality is pa-thetic and comment and question features are disabled.

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