Roads, Ditches, Culverts, Snow, Ice, Trees, Etc. The Village contracts with the Cuba Township Road District for most of its public works functions including street and road ditch repair and maintenance, snow plowing and salting, sign repairs and replacements some tree trimming and other projects as needed. The Township also assists the Village in project management for major road projects such as repaving and resurfacing work. The Village also uses several consultants for engineering, major tree timing and plantings and other work as necessary.
Current Projects The 2008 Roads Program includes roads and drainage work in the Lakeland Estates Subdivision.
Lakeland Estates Entrance - Before
Public Right-of-Ways There shall be no obstructions in the Village's right-of-way, including but not limited to boulders, rocks, and other materials/structures that may impede safety or drainage. Invisible dog fences and irrigation sprinkler lines are not allowed in the right-of-way. The Village is not responsible for these items if they are damaged during typical maintenance and repair operations such as snow plowing and road and ditch repairs. Please see the mailbox ordinance additional restrictions pertaining to mailboxes. The Village reserves the right to immediately remove any obstruction located within a Village right-of-way. Please be advised that the Village has an Ordinance that prohibits depositing of soil, aggregate, mud, dirt, dust, snow, debris and/or any other substance on Village roadways. Mosquito Control The Village of Lake Barrington contracts out each year for mosquito abatement programs. Trapping devices are set to count the existing mosquito population. This data is used to determine when the contractor sprays. Treatments include adulticide, larvicide (paid by LakeBarrington for WaucondaTownship portions of the Village and by CubaTownship for their residents), and pellets for stormwater catch basins. Please contact Clarke Mosquitoat (800) 942-2555 if you have any questions relative to treatment schedules or to be put on a pre-notification list (typically for those with medical issues).
Pavement Management The Village completed a pavement management report to program major road resurfacing projects. Well and Septic Evaluations The Health Department (LCHD) offers the service of performing well and septic evaluations at existing properties. These services are most often requested when a property transaction (either a sale or a refinancing) is taking place, and in many cases is required by a lender and/or buyer. A fee for this service is charged, contact Lake County Health Department.
