Barrington Farms

ZBA Testimony

Excerpts from transcripts of hearings held before McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals

Lane Kendig
Examination by Thomas R. Burney, Attorney for Barrington Farms
(Mr. Kendig is a principal of the Kendig Keast Collaborative company in Sturgeon Bay, WI and was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as a planning expert.)
June 1, 2006
p. 106, lines 14-16

Burney: You consider yourself an advocate of cluster development; is that correct?

Kendig: Yes, I do.

Dr. Kurt Thomsen
Examination by Neil Parker, ZBA Commissioner
June 8, 2006
p. 69 lines 15-23
(Dr. Thomsen is a hydrogeologist with KOT Environmental Consulting who has served as a consultant to BACOG (Barrington Area Council of Governments) and has performed a number of groundwater studies on their behalf. He was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as a water resources management expert.)
Parker: Do you have an opinion about this sanitary system?

Thomsen: Like Mr. Kendig, I'm a proponent of this type of system. If it is designed correctly and has minimal impact on the aquifer system, it should be fine.

Parker: Do you think that's possible in this location?

Thomsen: I think so.

Dr. Kurt Thomsen
Examination by Thomas R. Burney, Attorney for Barrington Farms
June 8, 2006
p. 81, lines 10 - 19
(Dr. Thomsen is a hydrogeologist with KOT Environmental Consulting who has served as a consultant to BACOG (Barrington Area Council of Governments) and has performed a number of groundwater studies on their behalf. He was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as a water resources management expert.)

Burney: Thank you, sir. You talked about the draw down from the aquifer a little bit. This - do you agree with Ms. McCutchan's depiction of the size and the location of this aquifer? That it extends into Minnesota. It extends into northern Michigan. It extends into -

Thomsen: The deep one? The Ironton Galesville?

Burney: Yes, sir.

Thomsen: I don't know if it goes up to Minnesota. But yes, it is pretty extensive.

Chief Michael Murphy
Examination by Patrick Brankin, Attorney for Barrington Farms
Transcript of June 8, 2006
p. 122, lines 11-13
(Chief Murphy is the Police Chief for the Village of Barrington Hills.)

Murphy: I think that Sheriff Nygren does a wonderful job. He is a very good sheriff. I admire the job he has done.

Dan Hughes
Examination by Kristen Foley, Attorney for Village of Barrington Hills
Transcript of June 15, 2006
p. 63, lines 16-21
(Mr. Hughes is a licensed wastewater treatment operator and was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as an expert in wastewater treatment systems management.)

Foley: Okay. Are you a proponent of spray irrigation?

Hughes: This theory I think it's nice to be - in theory I think it's a good idea, but in practice it's very difficult to operate in our climate here in this area.

Dan Hughes
Examination by Patrick Brankin, Attorney for Barrington Farms
Transcript of June 15, 2006
p. 86, lines 3 -6
(Mr. Hughes is a licensed wastewater treatment operator and was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as an expert in wastewater treatment systems management.)

Brankin: So then you would agree that the IEPA rules take into account our local climate for regulating spray?

Hughes: I would say yes.

Village Engineer Robert Hamilton
Examination by Kristen Foley, Attorney for Barrington Hills
Transcript of May 11, 2006
p. 26, lines 13-22
(Mr. Hamilton is a principal with the engineering firm of Gewalt Hamlton Associates, Inc. in Vernon Hills, IL and serves as the Village of Barrington Hills' Village Engineer.)

Hamilton: Last point. Conservation design principles. And I think Bob Cowey talked about this at some point. I didn't see his presentation, but this has changed the way civil engineers have approached site development. And I think it's great. Some of my clients think I'm crazy, but I really think it's excellent. I think it's something we need to push on. And the proposed conservation design principles that they put up I think are fine and I think that's a really good start.

Village Engineer Robert Hamilton
Examination by Neil Parker, ZBA Commissioner
Transcript of May 11, 2006
p. 31, lines 5 - 8
(Mr. Hamilton is a principal with the engineering firm of Gewalt Hamlton Associates, Inc. in Vernon Hills, IL and serves as the Village of Barrington Hills' Village Engineer.)

Parker: And what I heard you really say is your biggest concern is the traffic or the impact on the roads from construction?

Hamilton: Yes.

Dr. Shirley Conibear
Examination by Kristen Foley, Attorney for Barrington Hills
Transcript of June 22,2006
p. 62, lines 13 - 18
(Dr. Conibear was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills and recognized as an expert in the field of air and waterborne diseases and is a current member of the Village of Barrington Hills Board of Health.)

Foley: And do you oppose land treatment systems?

Conibear: No. I share everyone's enthusiasm for something that doesn't take water and make it contaminated and something that will recharge the aquifer. I think those are laudable goals and clearly something that's going to be needed in densely populated areas.

Summer 2006
	A Conservation Planned Community ZBA Testimony Excerpts from transcripts of hearings held before McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals Lane Kendig Examination by Thomas R. Burney, Attorney for Barrington Farms (Mr. Kendig is a principal of the Kendig Keast Collaborative company in Sturgeon Bay, WI and was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as a planning expert.) June 1, 2006 p. 106, lines 14-16 Burney: You consider yourself an advocate of cluster development; is that correct? Kendig: Yes, I do. Dr. Kurt Thomsen Examination by Neil Parker, ZBA Commissioner June 8, 2006 p. 69 lines 15-23 (Dr. Thomsen is a hydrogeologist with KOT Environmental Consulting who has served as a consultant to BACOG (Barrington Area Council of Governments) and has performed a number of groundwater studies on their behalf. He was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as a water resources management expert.) Parker: Do you have an opinion about this sanitary system? Thomsen: Like Mr. Kendig, I'm a proponent of this type of system. If it is designed correctly and has minimal impact on the aquifer system, it should be fine. Parker: Do you think that's possible in this location? Thomsen: I think so. Dr. Kurt Thomsen Examination by Thomas R. Burney, Attorney for Barrington Farms June 8, 2006 p. 81, lines 10 - 19 (Dr. Thomsen is a hydrogeologist with KOT Environmental Consulting who has served as a consultant to BACOG (Barrington Area Council of Governments) and has performed a number of groundwater studies on their behalf. He was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as a water resources management expert.) Burney: Thank you, sir. You talked about the draw down from the aquifer a little bit. This - do you agree with Ms. McCutchan's depiction of the size and the location of this aquifer? That it extends into Minnesota. It extends into northern Michigan. It extends into - Thomsen: The deep one? The Ironton Galesville? Burney: Yes, sir. Thomsen: I don't know if it goes up to Minnesota. But yes, it is pretty extensive. Chief Michael Murphy Examination by Patrick Brankin, Attorney for Barrington Farms Transcript of June 8, 2006 p. 122, lines 11-13 (Chief Murphy is the Police Chief for the Village of Barrington Hills.) Murphy: I think that Sheriff Nygren does a wonderful job. He is a very good sheriff. I admire the job he has done. Dan Hughes Examination by Kristen Foley, Attorney for Village of Barrington Hills Transcript of June 15, 2006 p. 63, lines 16-21 (Mr. Hughes is a licensed wastewater treatment operator and was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as an expert in wastewater treatment systems management.) Foley: Okay. Are you a proponent of spray irrigation? Hughes: This theory I think it's nice to be - in theory I think it's a good idea, but in practice it's very difficult to operate in our climate here in this area. Dan Hughes Examination by Patrick Brankin, Attorney for Barrington Farms Transcript of June 15, 2006 p. 86, lines 3 -6 (Mr. Hughes is a licensed wastewater treatment operator and was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills as an expert in wastewater treatment systems management.) Brankin: So then you would agree that the IEPA rules take into account our local climate for regulating spray? Hughes: I would say yes. Village Engineer Robert Hamilton Examination by Kristen Foley, Attorney for Barrington Hills Transcript of May 11, 2006 p. 26, lines 13-22 (Mr. Hamilton is a principal with the engineering firm of Gewalt Hamlton Associates, Inc. in Vernon Hills, IL and serves as the Village of Barrington Hills' Village Engineer.) Hamilton: Last point. Conservation design principles. And I think Bob Cowey talked about this at some point. I didn't see his presentation, but this has changed the way civil engineers have approached site development. And I think it's great. Some of my clients think I'm crazy, but I really think it's excellent. I think it's something we need to push on. And the proposed conservation design principles that they put up I think are fine and I think that's a really good start. Village Engineer Robert Hamilton Examination by Neil Parker, ZBA Commissioner Transcript of May 11, 2006 p. 31, lines 5 - 8 (Mr. Hamilton is a principal with the engineering firm of Gewalt Hamlton Associates, Inc. in Vernon Hills, IL and serves as the Village of Barrington Hills' Village Engineer.) Parker: And what I heard you really say is your biggest concern is the traffic or the impact on the roads from construction? Hamilton: Yes. Dr. Shirley Conibear Examination by Kristen Foley, Attorney for Barrington Hills Transcript of June 22,2006 p. 62, lines 13 - 18 (Dr. Conibear was presented by the Village of Barrington Hills and recognized as an expert in the field of air and waterborne diseases and is a current member of the Village of Barrington Hills Board of Health.) Foley: And do you oppose land treatment systems? Conibear: No. I share everyone's enthusiasm for something that doesn't take water and make it contaminated and something that will recharge the aquifer. I think those are laudable goals and clearly something that's going to be needed in densely populated areas.