The Village of Buffalo Grove is acknowledging and honoring Village
employees and all Veterans who have served our county. They include:
* Systems Engineer III David Birkner, an Air Force
Veteran, served for six years as an aircraft mechanic on F-16 and C-130
aircraft at Hill Air Force Base in Utah, Cannon Air Force Base in New Mexico
and in Okinawa, Japan.
* Police Chief Steven Casstevens served in the U.S. Army, 101st Airborne Division, from 1976
to 1979 as an MP (Military Police) at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky, along with two
short deployments to Germany, followed by an additional three years in the
Reserves.
* Police Patrol Officer Gregory Hill, a Sergeant, U.S. Army/National Guard, served
from 1999-2007, with a two-year deployment during Operation Iraqi Freedom, from
2003-2005.
* Police Community
Officer for Research and Engagement Matthew Mills Military Police and Army National
Guard, served from 1995 to 2001, and was stationed in Europe in 1997, followed
by Panama and Texas. Additionally, he was activated for crowd control during
the 1990's following the Chicago Bulls championships.
Budget
Hearing Tuesday Night
As part of the Fiscal Year 2019 Village Budget presentation
scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13, the Village will be requesting a property tax
levy rate of $.993 per $100 of assessed property value. This rate is slightly
less than the current year's rate of $.998/100 assessed value. Approximately
10-percent of the total property tax bill supports Village services, which
are included below:
·
24/7 police patrols, 365 days a year, including the
investigation of more than 1,400 crashes per year
·
Fire suppression and emergency medical services with an average
response time of 4:53
·
Snow removal of all Village streets within eight hours
of a measurable snow
·
Care and maintenance of more than 7,500 parkway trees
·
Combined total of more than 3,000 code enforcement and health
inspections of Buffalo Grove businesses
·
Debt payments on more than $12 million in street
improvements
For more information
on what services your property taxes support, please visit
the Village website and review the Proposed 2019 annual budget.
Police
Department Participates in ‘Toys for Tots’
BGPD 'Toys for Tots' coordinators include Deputy Chief Scott Eisenmenger, Deputy Chief Michael Szos and Police Chief Steve Casstevens |
The Buffalo Grove Police
Department has begun its annual collection for the Toys for Tots program, in
partnership with the United States Marine Corps Reserves.
The primary objective of the
program, according to the United States Marine Corps Reserves website, is to
unite members of local communities in a common cause, and to play an active
role in the positive development of one of the nation’s most valuable resources
– our children.
There are donation boxes in
the lobby of the Buffalo Grove Police Department, located at 46 Raupp Boulevard
in Buffalo Grove, where area residents can donate new and unwrapped toys during
the holiday season. The program runs until December 16, 2018 when the Marines
will pick up the donated gifts and distribute them to children in-need.
Buffalo Grove Police have
been participating in the Toys for Tots program for decades.
“The generosity of the
Buffalo Grove community is second to none,” said Deputy Chief Michael Szos. “We
are happy to be part of such an uplifting and charitable cause like ‘Toys for
Tots’.”
For more information, call
the Buffalo Grove Police Department at 847-459-2560 or visit https://www.toysfortots.org/.
Village
to get new law firm
For as long as most Buffalo
Grove residents remember, a Raysa has been village attorney. That is changing. See the Daily
Herald Report
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Green with Paperless Billing
Save paper, postage and your time by taking advantage of the
Village of Buffalo Grove's Utilities eBill program. This program enables you to
receive your monthly statements online, pay bills at your convenience, track
usage, and view past bills and the account history. The Village offers an
online bill payment system here as well as a way to set up automatic monthly debits here. Enter your full name and account number exactly as it
appears on your utility bill to log in and access the eBill services. For
questions about paperless billing or how to create an online account, please
contact the Village of Buffalo Grove at 847-459-2515.
From
the Police Report…
Three men were admonished by police
for throwing potatoes. They told police
it was in response to a video they saw on YouTube.
Police were summoned to the 1300 block of
Westchester Lane for reports of leaves being dumped in the street by a
landscaping company. Police contacted
the company and they said they would be more careful.
Student Voices
Read the student
newspapers at Stevenson and Buffalo Grove high schools at these links:
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