If you were out and about today, hopefully you squeezed some time in to visit the Annual Round Lake Area Business Expo at the Sports Center. There was a steady flow of visitors and plenty to look at as you can see from the slide show below NOTE: Not all of the businesses and organizations that were involved in the Expo appear in the slide show.
Remember that tomorrow is the BIG Indoor Garage Sale from 10:00 to 4:00
We posted earlier about the nice addition to the Round Lake Beach lakefront that went on for several years but didn’t have our camera with us on the day we first viewed it.
After a trip to the Avon Assessor’s office and a delicious Italian beef sandwich and large bag of fries from Big Jacks on Hainesville Road (see business directory) we felt the need for a walk! Come along with me as we discovered areas we didn’t even know existed at the new lakefront addition. Holding your mouse over each photo will identify it.
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District 116 Area News
With the spring weather here to enjoy we also have to look forward to local road and curb construction in many of the District 116 areas. I experienced the street reconstruction several years ago and can still remember the DUST that it generated. Living on a corner lot with both streets being updated was like getting a double whammy, not to mention they used a vacant lot next door as the storage site for the road gravel! Was it worth it? You decide from the two photos of a street currently going through the process and one that just finished it.
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Worth it? ……………………….You Bet!
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Village of Round Lake Beach
If you live in Round Lake Beach you may experience some discoloration or even a chlorine taste in your water due to hydrant flushing that will be going on from April 15th through May 15th. The water still meets the EPA standards for drinking water but may taste like you swallowed some swimming pool water (remember that chlorine taste?). In the past many have noticed this chlorinated smell when they are running water after a main break but it is an acceptable method for removing impurities caused by main breaks or the release of particles stuck to the underground pipes when a large amount of water is moved through them as in hydrant flushing.
If you have any concerns or questions feel free to contact the Round Lake Beach Public Works Department at (847) 546-8752
With the Hainesville Trustee’s vote split three to three on a motion to allow the Mayor to negotiate with the Lake County Sheriff’s Department and the Grayslake Police Department for policing duties, Mayor Linda Soto voted ‘aye’ thus sending a final blow to the Hainesville Police Department’s 2-year old endeavor. Just as they were beginning to walk and talk, the thirteen uniformed officers who make up the start-up police command in Hainesville will have to take their ‘letter of appreciation’ elsewhere. Money talks, as they say, and that seemed to be the major issue facing the village when it came to budgeting for police protection. Utilizing the services of Grayslake or Lake County will save the village almost $400,000 or less once negotiations are ironed out. That is set to begin in earnest with a decision in the next two to three months.
With Hainesville’s Mayor Linda Soto wanting to come to a conclusion on the fate of the 2-year old Hainesville Police Department, will a decision finally be made at tonight’s village board meeting? Will the Hainesville taxpayers continue with their very own force at a higher annual cost or will the policing duties be farmed out to either the Lake County Sheriff’s Department or a local neighboring department? You may or may not hear the final decision at tonight’s meeting which starts at 7:00 at the Village Hall located at 100 N. Hainesville Road.
….When It Comes To What They Pay Their Superintendent.
With details being released regarding Round Lake Area Schools District 116 contract with new Superintendent Dr. Constance Collins it shows that District 116 will be paying an amount equal to what areas such as Barrington and Wheaton Warrenville are paying their superintendents.
Dr. Collins base salary will be $207,000 plus benefits paid into her pension plan which may come very close to matching the total package of $243,000 she was earning at Oak Park Elementary District 97. In addition she will receive $500/month for automobile expenses to cover in-district travel expenses whether it be using her own vehicle or a leased one.
