News Archives 2011

Census 2010 Results

The U.S. Census Bureau reported results that Village of Barrington Hills population increased between 2000 and 2010 by 7% to 4209

.In 2010, the Barrington Hills Communications Committee and all elected and staff employees of the Village made an all out effort to get residents involved in ensuring the Census numbers were reported correctly for our area. Federal funds are allocated for projects across the board based on population counts which reflect the needs of the communities. Vicki Kelly led the efforts which included events and activities to get the word out all year. Thanks to our residents who helped make a difference.

Summer Storms Impact Barrington Hills

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The Village of Barrington Hills was affected by a severe storm which included 80 mph winds on the morning of July 11, 2011. Power was lost to many of our residents along with more than three quarters of a million others in the greater Chicagoland area. Power restoration spanned 6 days and during that interval the Village Hall took unprecedented measures opening up an Emergency Operations Center. The Village Hall was surrounded by portable generators from all of the major carriers with facilities onsite such as Comcast, AT&T and Verizon plus the village had its their own generators running.

Police alerts came from the Village's Blackboard Connect Community Alerting system letting residents know of the intersections without power at stoplights. Trees were down across village roads, public and private. The village deployed crews to remove trees from village roads so the power crews could get through to do their work when they arrived. Private lane residents worked diligently on their fallen trees to be able to get in and out of their lanes.

Most residents need power to support their well and septic systems so they can get water and remove it from their homes. Many homeowners do not have generators and thus could get no water to their homes. Mike Zachar, a resident and member of the Communications Committee, suggested the village staff attach a simple garden hose to the Village Hall spigot. Using word of mouth, alerts, Tweets and communications via the Barrington Patch online newsletter, the communications worked. Residents lined up with buckets to get what the water needed for necessities.

Important to note: If you missed the Tweets or the Community Alerts, you may not be signed up for your interactive Village communications services. ComEd has a proactive alerting service. The Government News page has actionable information posted online: Please go to: http://www.barringtonhills-il.gov/news.html. The Police Pages have an Alert section http://www.vbhpd.net/alerts/past-alerts/, with the Alert History and a sign up process. Click here for Twitter Sign-up.

We realize many means of communication were not working during the outage. Diversify your communications capabilities and optimize the success of managing necessities during these extraordinary events. Please share photos suitable for posting. We have heard stories of neighbors helping neighbors to get generators going, and to get necessities. Thanks to our local heroes. Remember, ComEd may be taking down service for short intervals to make permanent repairs and during those times, you may experience added brief power disruptions. Before you restock those clean and empty refrigerators, check with ComEd to be sure the power in your area is stable.

Fire District Trustee Marvin Hill Elected

2010-11 Board President

BCFPD President: Marvin Hill

Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District (BCFPD) Trustees elected Marvin Hill to serve as 2010-11 Board President during the Fire District’s May 17 meeting. He succeeds Paul M. Heinze, who remains on the Board.

Mr. Hill has served as BCFPD Trustee since his appointment to the Board in 2003. He played a key role in negotiating the 2005 intergovernmental agreement for fire protection services between the District and Village of Barrington, and oversaw development of the District’s Website.

Mr. Hill brought more than a decade of investment management experience to his previous role as BCFPD Treasurer, a position he held for the past three years. He is Area Representative to the Illinois Association of Fire Protection Districts.

Trustees also elected Thomas P. Rowan to serve as BCFPD Treasurer, and re-elected Thomas C. Long, M.D., to a second consecutive term as Vice President. In addition, Walter W. Dalitsch, D.V.M., a veterinarian with a practice in Barrington, was re-elected Board Secretary.