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AUGUST 2017 VILLAGE OF a great place to live, work, and play BARRINGTONING R www.barrington-il.govT VILLAGE REPORT A GREAT PLACE!R Bring the Family andO Learn About Barrington is a beautiful, historic suburb that takes pride in its Community Safety at National Night Out hometown charm and small-town N heritage. A Thursday, August 3 There will be a forensic science More than 300 unique shops and 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. interactive display and pre- restaurants are clustered in five sentations on train safety and distinct retail areas. During Cruise Night B drug awareness, in addition to The Village Center is the heart of FREE Food and Lots of Fun! presentations by the Chicago town, with its stately ingt rr o VictorianŒ homes, a n Our Barrington Police and Fire Departments Honor Guard Unit and the Chi- historic buildings, b host this fun, exciting, and educational night cago Mounted Patrol Unit, the quaint shops, and i l s restaurants for every li n o i out for the entire family, which is held on Barrington Fire Department palate. August 3 during the regular Cruise Night will also perform an extrication evening in the Harris Bank Parking Lot at Cook demonstration. & Station Streets. National Night Out is designed INSIDE to heighten crimeœ and Kids can see (and climb into!) police and fire THIS vehicles, while everyone gets FREE hotdogs drug prevention aware- ISSUE and hamburgers. Attendees can also receive ness, generate support a bike and helmet safety check and digital fin- and participation in local anti-crime efforts, UpcomingI Events 2 gerprinting and ID kits. Family games include a bingo and hula hoop contest, trackless train and strengthen neigh- Calendar of EventsL 2 rides, face painting, and a watermelon eating borhoodS spirit and contest. community relations. From Karen Darch 3 L I Congratulations to Our 4th of July Parade Winners! Public Meetings 3 I N O Cook County Tax 4 Thousands of people from Barrington Congratulations to our winners! ( Clockwise from left, below): and beyond came out to line Main Street GRAND PRIZE (Best Overall Entry) Electrical Aggregation 4 on a perfect sunny day for this year's Timmerman's Ranch and Saddle Shop Fourth of July Parade, presented by From Jeff Lawler 5 Idealease. SPIRIT OF BARRINGTON AWARD MS Moda Bridal Shop of Barrington News You Can Use 5 For the first time in Barrington history, the parade was broadcast live from the rooftop Village President's Award (Adherence to the Theme; (Celebrating America's Superheroes) More Vibrant Barrington 6 of Shakou Restaurant and hosted by emcee Bob Roig (a.k.a., “Bob the DJ”). Marquardt of Barrington Buick GMC Cultural & Community 7 Patriotic music began at 9:00 a.m. and was Construction Information 8 broadcast up and down the length of Main Street. The parade kicked off at 10:00 a.m. Public Officials 8 with the Star Spangled Banner, the honor guard, and Grand Marshal David F. Nelson, who was followed by over 65 floats and parade entries, many of whom demon- strated the theme "Celebrating America's DID YOU Superheroes." KNOW? Thank you to our parade sponsors: Idealese Barrington was recently (presenting sponsor), Good Shepherd Hos- Photos courtesy ranked as one of the pital, Groot, Heinen's, Shakou, and Motor of Bob Lee Top 20 Safest Places to Werks of Barrington. If you weren't able to Live by Niche.com! make it, we hope to see you next year for this wonderful hometown event. Think Barrington First! Calendar Make Every Thursday “Downtown Barrington Day” OF EVENTS Have lunch, shop in our stores, and attend the Farmers' Market and Cruise Nights Thursdays are a great day to come on out and support your local AUGUST 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2:00 - 7:00 P.M. Barrington restaurants, shops, and events. Have lunch in town, then Barrington Farmers’ Market browse our many boutiques and stop by the Farmers' Market. Stay in Park Avenue & Cook Street town for dinner and enjoy all the classic cars www.BarringtonFarmersMarket.com at Cruise Nights! Barrington’s weekly Farmers’ Market runs every AUGUST 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 6:30 P.M. Thursday until October 19 from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 Barrington Cruise Nights p.m. in the Park Avenue parking lot and features South Cook Street fresh produce, meats, pastries and bread, flowers, www.EnjoyBarrington.com and other items from local farmers and produc- AUGUST 5, 9:00 - 11:30 A.M. ers. Ready-to-eat food and drink is also available. Big Trucks Event Fun for the whole family! For more information, Ron Beese Park go to www.barringtonfarmersmarket.com. www.BarringtonParkDistrict.org Cruise Nights, presented this year by Marquardt of Barrington Buick-GMC, has been a long-standing AUGUST 7, 6:00 P.M. tradition in Barrington for 15 years. Held every Thursday Committee of the Whole Meeting evening until August 31 at the BMO Harris Bank Parking Barrington Village Hall Lot at Cook & Station Streets, the event is emcee'd by www.barrington-il.gov Bob the DJ and features numerous local food vendors, entertainment, and kids' activities. All vehicles welcome - AUGUST 12, 4:00 P.M. - 7:00 P.M no entry application needed! JourneyCare Duck Race & Pool Party Aqualusion Waterpark at Langendorf Park Themes for August: August 3: Emergency/Military; www.journeycare.org/duckrace2017 August 10: Buick/Olds/Pontiac/Cadillac; August 17: '70s and '80s; August 24: Corvettes; August 31: Trucks/4x4s. AUGUST 21, 6:00 P.M. Committee of the Whole Meeting Barrington Village Hall Calling all Kids! Come See the Big www.barrington-il.gov Trucks at Ron Beese Park AUGUST 21, 8:00 P.M. Board of Trustees Meeting Saturday, August 5, 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Barrington Village Hall Explore the world of “Big Trucks” at Ron Beese www.barrington-il.gov Park and climb aboard fire engines, garbage trucks, Village vehicles, tow trucks, and more. AUGUST 26, 2:00 - 11:00 P.M. There will be dozens of vehicles and activities Rotary Street Fest & Dance for the entire family, including big wheel races, a South Cook Street trackless train, and an inflatable slide. This event www.BarringtonStreetFest.com is free and everyone is invited! Bring a food dona- tion benefitting the Northern Illinois Food Bank to be entered into a prize basket raffle. Visit www. barringtonparkdistrict.org for more information. Rotary Street Fest & Dance: August 26 The Barrington Breakfast Rotary will once again hold its Street Fest & Dance on Satur- day, August 26 from 2:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. in the Cook & Station street area. High- lights include popular dance bands, food trucks, and a Kids' Zone with games, activities, and the opportunity to pack food for those in other countries. The band lineup includes: 2:45 p.m. MISS MYRA & THE MOONSHINERS 4:30 p.m. 7th HEAVEN 7:30 p.m. ARRA 2 www.barrington-il.gov | August 2017 Photo: Thomas Balsamo A MESSAGE FROM PUBLIC MEETINGS KAREN DARCH AUGUST 2017 President, 01 Zoning Board of Appeals 7:00 pm Village of Barrington 07 Committee of the Whole 6:00 pm 08 Plan Commission 7:00 pm 09 Cultural Commission 12:00 pm 10 Architectural Review 7:00 pm What’s Happening With Infrastructure Improvement Projects? 21 Committee of the Whole 6:00 pm As I stroll about the Village during these warm and sunny summer days, I’m often asked by our residents 21 Board of Trustees 8:00 pm about numerous infrastructure projects going on around town. Obviously, Liberty Street, North Avenue, 22 BWH Advisory Board 3:00 pm and now Main and Wool Streets have been under construction since the spring due to the replacement of 75-plus-year-old sanitary sewer pipes. 22 Plan Commission 7:00 pm But what's happening with the Hart Road/Route 14 intersection and sidewalks? Or the new 24 Architectural Review 7:00 pm entrance to the North Commuter Lot? Below I'll give you some updates on the projects and their tim- SEPTEMBER 2017 ing. But first it's worth noting that many of our “Village” projects actually involve more than a dozen local, 05 Committee of the Whole 6:00 pm state, and federal agencies to complete, including the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), the Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Highway Administration, and many others. In addition, the Village 05 Zoning Board of Appeals 7:00 pm usually pays for only between 0 and 20% of any given project, which puts control of the project less 06 Fire & Police Commission 8:30 am in our hands and more in the hands of the agencies putting in the most money. For that reason, it often 11 Committee of the Whole 6:00 pm takes a herculean effort (and several years) to accomplish these types of projects. So when construction timelines go off track, it’s usually because of factors outside our control, such as the State of Illinois' recent 11 Board of Trustees 8:00 pm budget crisis. 12 Plan Commission 7:00 pm That said, here is an update on major projects expected to occur in the Village and their current timing: 13 Cultural Commission 12:00 pm 1. Hart Road/Route 14 Intersection and Sidewalk Improvements: This project includes improve- 13 Firefighter Pension Board 7:00 pm ments to this dangerous intersection as well as additional sidewalks along Route 14 from Cumnor 14 Architectural Review 7:00 pm Avenue to Hart Road, and a sidewalk along Hart Road from Northwest Highway to Barrington High 25 Committee of the Whole 6:00 pm School.