A really big squabble is developing in the village of Barrington Hills, a rich enclave located northwest of Chicago.
Residents are really split about a proposed ordinance to limit the intensity, placement and allowable hours of outside lighting. This, of course, especially aimed at Christmas lighting this time of the year.
Proponents of the ordinance claim that lighting messes up their beautiful dark sky. Hey, the village is close to Chicago and as a result, you really don't get a really dark sky anyway.
WGN News described the town as having a "well-to-do populace." It was incorporated in 1957 and, according to the story, the idea of a new municipality was hatched in the locker room of the Barrington Hills Country Club by men who wanted to keep their estates from being sliced into tract housing. The zoning code adheres to five acre minimum lots.
My guess, it was really to keep the riff-raff out.
Well, what can you expect from a town that names itself after a country club?
A Real Case of Bah, Humbug!! --RoadDog
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