Highway Commissioner, THOMAS W. GOOCH

BRIDGES..................

 

Has anyone noticed in their travels about the area that a couple of bridges are being renovated, resulting in closed roads?  We certainly have heard many cries of outrage over road restrictions and closures.

 

I’m clean on the bridge issue.  They are not projects under my jurisdiction, I have no control over how the jobs are being done,- the County Engineer gets full responsibility for this one. Rest assured if they were my projects the work would be going on ‘round the clock 7 days a week to get them done and get critical roads open. 

 

Old Barrington Road was restricted to “local traffic only” because the road can not handle a high traffic volume that it wasn’t designed for.  This is an old chip and seal road with limited asphalt on it.  Originally designed for the wagon trade between Wauconda and Barrington it served until Route 59 was built.  So Miller Road built and improved to a much stronger level with traffic control at Route 59 was designated the detour route.  Hopefully all will be over shortly.

 

Meanwhile the school house move is awaiting bridge completion on Kelsey Road also.  It has given us time to meet with the mover and begin work on the permits for state highway movement and county permits for its new location.  Much work is involved in all this and many needed contacts in State, County and Local Governments.   I can’t tell you how helpful State Representative Mark Beaubien, County Board Member Steve Mountsier and Village Presidents Kevin Richardson and Bruce Sauer have been in this whole process with the many contacts they have and their zeal for helping the project.

 

As many know we had to charge $25.00 this year for delivery of a load of mulch. The diesel fuel prices are killing us and I just had no choice.  If these costs keep going this way we’re going to plant hay.  Why you ask?  We’ll need it for the new horse drawn trucks that we will be ordering.

 

We are well into the season now with a lot of drainage and asphalt work in progress and starting.  Call me with any questions you might have AND REMEMBER THIS NUMBER------“138" that’s how many days from the day I’m writing this to the day when our snow season starts. Isn’t that great news to think about?

 

Call me if I can help you, I’m always available.  Home is (847)382-1224, my cell is (847)508 –1201, the road district is (847)381- 7793.  My cell is always on, don’t be bashful.

 

              BRAIN AEROBICS

Aerobics keeps your muscles in shape. Brain Aerobics keeps your mind in shape.

 

The next meeting of the program, sponsored by the Barrington Area Council on Aging, will be Wednesday, July 19,  from 10:30 a.m.-noon. at The Garlands of Barrington.

 

Brain Aerobics is aimed at all ages, and is designed to increase brain activity through logic exercises, imaginative exercises, opinion exercises, reminiscence and more. 

 

The monthly meetings will include:

      Using the eye to stimulate the mind: Visual puzzles and optical illusions 

      Discovering how you learn—and your brain’s unique strengths.

    Humor as a brain builder.

    Words for the wise: puzzle word games to make you think and laugh.

    Tapping both sides of the brain

 

The group meets on the third Wednesday of the month from 10:30 a.m.-noon. at The Garlands of Barrington.

 

For more information or to register, call BACOA at (847) 381-5030.

 

             

 

 

 

The Barrington Area Council on Aging is a private, not-for-profit organization. Its mission is to promote the independence, dignity, and well-being of older adults and their family caregivers in the Barrington area.