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Lighting Impact Study
[UPDATE] The Zoning Board of Appeals at its special meeting of August
18th concluded consideration of its revision of the draft standards
for exterior lighting and its recommendation will be forward to the
Board of Trustees.
The ZBA at its meetings in June and July began with the assistance of
the Village Attorney editing the draft standards for
exterior lighting.
The ZBA at its meeting of May 17th reviewed the draft ordinance, since
its review of the LIS with questions to the Village Enginner and Plan
Commission until it continued the meeting to June 19th.
Lighting Impact Study - The Village Engineer presented to the Zoning
Board of Appeals at its Special Meeting of April 22, 2010 an analysis
of seven properties for which the owners volunteered their residences
and landscapes to be evaluated in accordance with the proposed
regulations of artificial lighting. The analysis as presented may be
found below.
Summer Newsletter is available at the Village Hall
For non-residents, copies will be mailed by request upon contacting
the Village Hall, (847) 551-3000 or posting an email request from this
page to the Village Clerk. A digital copy is available in pdf format [8.8 Mb]. Your comments regarding the newsletter would be appreciated
at clerk@barringtonhills-il.gov.
Regular Road Weight Limit Restored April 26, 2010
Upon the advice of the Village Engineer, the regular road limit signs
are being restored on Village maintained roads. Vehicles making local
delivery are permitted up to 18 tons gross weight are permitted on the
Roads. Heavier vehicles required a over weight permit. Details may be
found in Section 9-2-6-2 of the Village Code. Information is also
provided about overweight vehicles when applying for a building
permit; see buiding code details.
Alerts to You Program - ComEd
ComEd continues in 2010 their Free Outage Alert Pilot Program
available to customers that sign up and they will receive notice of
service disruption. This program allows for customers to be notified
if there is an outage at their home even if they aren't home by
receiving a text messages that alerts one of an estimated restoration
times and other important outage information.
And to provide customers with more information, for the first time
ComEd now has an outage map on its Web site. This easy-to-use map
offers color-coded, regional information about outages, including a
list of towns and the number of customers in that region without
power. By enrolling as an online user, customers can also use the Web
site to report power outages, manage their ComEd accounts, and view
and pay their bills.
In addition to the alerts and outage map, ComEd outage-related Web
pages are mobile-enabled for customers to view outage information
clearly on mobile devices.There is no additional charge for this
service. Messaging and data rates may apply based on one's personal
carrier plan. The service works for all major carriers.
Subscription and availability is limited.
News posted May 5, 2010 9:00AM CDT
ComEd Information
1-800-334-7661 Dial (1-800 EDISON 1) for all calls except
Police or Fire emergencies in which case dial 9-1-1. When calling
ComEd you will be speaking to a Customer Service Representative
at one of their Call Centers. The Service Representative will
enter your request or problem into an automated dispatch system
which will create a Customer Ticket. This ticket is printed
to a remote receiving department where a response is created.
Please note the system is driven by addresses not location.
The street address allows the dispatch system attach a variety
of information to the Customer Ticket that will be needed by
the responding department of ComEd. If a street address cannot
be given, inform the Service Representative of the best possible
location of the problem in the Village.
To learn more about ComEd and its services in the Chicago
Metropolitan area one can visit its web site at www.exeloncorp.com.
Communication Committeee Has a Web Spot dotInfo
Under the Village Links there is now a tab called Community News which takes one directly to the Web pages managed by the Communication Committeee as Chaired by Linda Fox. It is a good starting place to find a high quality of communication and information between the elected and elector. But most of all it is intended to foster community awarness and involvement.
Democracy means decision by those concerned.
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Carl-Friedrich von Weizsaecker
 Equestrian Highlights
The Equestrian Commission meets the first Monday of each month. The Village provides trails and services for the equestrian community. The Commission works to provide optimal conditions for equestrian activities and strives to build a strong partnership with Village offices, including training.
Landscape Maintenance
Annual landscape maintenance and spring clean-up are apparent
around Village Hall. The photo shows a controlled prairie burn
of the fire station prairie under cultivation along the west side
of the fire station. If you are a resident and would like to participate
through volunteering your time this coming Spring in landscape
efforts of the Village property, please contact
the Village.
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