History of the Barrington Area Council of Governments
BACOG has a rich history of environmental planning and regional cooperative initiatives spanning over 40 years. BACOG met for the first time April 25, 1970 under the 1969 Intergovernmental Relations Act that provided the legal basis for councils of government. The unique and autonomous villages of Barrington, Barrington Hills, Deer Park, North Barrington, South Barrington and Tower Lakes recognized the need for cooperation to respond to increasing development pressures like the Centex Development in South Barrington and to protect the quality of life for residents in the Barrington Area. BACOG initiatives in environmentalism, planning, and intergovernmental cooperation are represented in the history told by the newsletters below. For a more comprehensive BACOG history view Barbara L. Benson's "A History of the Barrington Area Council of Governments" and Don Klein's "Barrington Local History".
Articles: Road Recommendations Given, Area Transit Needs to be discussed, Program to Establish Emergency Housing for Youth, Voters to Decide Harper's Future, Public Hearing on EHA Hospital, Bicentennial Program...
Articles: Donation of Area Site for Wildlife Preserve, Sewer Study Development, Current Review of Comprehensive Plan, BACOG in 1976, Steps for Septic Care...
Articles: High Density Violates Comp Plan, A Land Use Guidance System Explained, GSH Receives Bed Count Recommendation, A Guide for Development Proposals...
Articles: Joint solid waste planning to begin with NWMC, BACOG to study housing decision, Development Review, Action on Fine Arts Council, Recycling Resources, and more...
Articles: Initial Solid Waste Meeting Held with Local Contractors, Planning Assistance Grants for FY 76-77, Barbara Hansen Elected Chairman of the BACOG Executive Board, Cuba Marsh to be Preserved? What's in a name?...
Articles: Opposition to MSD Expansion Proposal, Committee Posts to BACOG Members, Branch Court Supported, Planning Key to Water Supply, Area Roads Defined, Bikeway System Studied...
Articles: 911 System - 1980?, Flood Plain Damaged, Year in Review, Land Fill OK for the Short Term, Poplar Creek Basin Study Sets Regulation Standards, Development REview Committee Establishes Guidelines for Action, Why are Floodplains Protected?...
Articles: BACOG Fights Planning Curb, Bikeway Study Stresses Safety, Lyons Prairie Grant Request, Lake Seminar Planned, BACOG Seeks Grant Aid, Stormwater Runoff Control Needed, Ice Control vs. Spring Pollution...
Articles: Strong Opposition to MSD Extension, 701 Work Program to DLGA, Housing Plan Reviewed, Update on Landfills, Additions to BACOG Resource Library...
Articles: Bikeway Plan Adopted by BACOG Board, Arlingdale Development Opposed, Protecting our Water Resources, 701 Grant to Fund 77-78 Planning Programs, Housing Plan Reviewed, Task Force Distributes Solid Waste Report, Legislative Review...
Articles: Deer Park Mayor Elected BACOG Chairman, Brown Lists Goals for the Coming Year, Poplar Creek Music Theater Stongly Opposed, Lake County Housing Plan Alternatives Offered, Land Use Guidance System Approaches Completion, BACOG Villages Sign Boundary Agreements, 911 System Redefined...
Articles: Board Asks Staff to Study Transportation, Simmons, Cragg New Board Members, BACOG Reviews NIPC Plans, Poplar Creek Theater Intervention Denied, Citizens' Manual to be Available, BACOG Coordinates Grid Reviewed...
Articles: Centex Case nearing Resolution, Action to Amend EPA Act, Special Comp Plan Summary, BACOG/N.I.U. Exchange, Agency Assists Area Homeowners, Lake-Cook Road Development...
