Village of Huntley proclaims September 2021 as National Suicide Prevention Awareness month

At the Aug. 26 Village of Huntley Board meeting, Tim Hoeft, Huntley’s village president, announced that the village is committed to showing its full support in raising awareness on a topic that is stigmatized and is even often considered taboo to talk about.

According to the National Alliance of Mental Illness (NAMI), “Suicide is the [second] leading cause of death among people aged 10-34 and the [tenth] leading cause of death overall in the U.S.”

Boosters are a go… sort of

February and March of 2021 saw the coming together of Walgreens and Osco in Sun City’s Prairie and Fountain View lodges. The lines made it look like they were giving away free food, but the reality was that the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 were, in fact, being giving away to all Sun City residents that wanted one or the other.

The news that the FDA and CDC were considering authorizing boosters to address the growing havoc of the Covid-19 Delta Variant has become a topic of discussion inside Sun City.

Regency Square rezoning creates controversy near Sun City

The 48-acre site known as Regency Square is owned by BO2 Investments, LLC, which has plans to sell the property to an unnamed contractor who has plans for a multi-family development in the space. The development would include single family homes, townhomes and rental apartments.

The implementation of this planned development is blocked by the current zoning of the property. Presently 30 acres are zoned “BP” for Business Park and the remaining acres are zoned “C2” commercial. BO2 is seeking a rezoning of the property to “MF2” multi-family so that BO2 will be able to sell the property to this unnamed contractor.

Lightning alert system’s disappearance sparks concern

After twenty years Sun City finds itself with one less safety feature. The lightening alert system that was located on the Whisper Creek golf course and served the adjacent neighborhoods is gone.

“It’s not ours,” said Dominic Flood, General Manager of Whisper Creek. “Ask the Association” was his response to the status of the lightening alert system.

Huntley-area thrift shop says goodbye after 11 years in business

The Sweet Repeats Thrift Shoppe located at 10514 West Route 47 in Huntley, announced on Aug. 4 that the store will be officially closing for business on Wednesday, Sep. 15.

A Sweet Repeats press release revealed that the reason for the closure is due to the store losing its lease.

A vocal opponent to Senate Bill 508, Andrea Raila, a long-time property tax appeals specialist, said in an interview, “If this bill is signed by the governor, it will be the worst property tax shift in decades.”

Village trustees content with conceptual plans to amend Huntley’s Gateway Plan

At the village’s June 24 board meeting, Charles Nordman, Huntley’s director of development services, gave a presentation to the village board regarding Huntley Development Limited Partnership (HDLP) in their request for the board to conceptually review a revised proposal for rezoning the properties at both the northwest corners of Route 47 and Jim Dhamer Drive and Freeman Road.

Biden’s visit to MCC brings out supporters and protestors

At his recent visit to MCC, President Biden highlighted his ‘Build Back Better’ agenda. His arrvial in Crystal Lake drew both supporters and protestors, most of which Trump supporters. Biden is featured in the upper-left photo at MCC with MCC Student Trustee Edith Sanchez. Above is his security detail arrive by aircraft.

Lions award scholarships to HHS grads

HUNTLEY – When Huntley Trustee Ronda Goldman, isn’t focusing her efforts in providing a voice for her constituents during Village Board meetings, she keeps herself busy with other activities such as being a member of the Huntley Area Lions Club.

Truck traffic major item at recent board meeting

Truck traffic and bicycle signage were topics during the Members Comments segment of the June 23 Sun City Board meeting. One resident voiced concern with the current and future increase of tractor trailer traffic on Del Webb Boulevard resulting from the future Amazon distribution center. Another spoke in favor of additional signage alerting drivers to cyclists and pedestrians on the communities streets.

Village of Huntley adds eCommerce option

The Village of Huntley has announced its foray into eCommerce with the launch of eUtility. This new capability is for online payment of water/sewer bills.

Financial report shows significant increase in Sun City home sales

Every month each resident of Sun City is billed a minimum Home Owner Association (HOA) assessment of $129.

The Association’s most recent Treasurer’s Report, dated May 26, was presented by Mr. Bob McGouey at the last Association Board Meeting, shows a summary of the community’s financials. The report detail is posted on the Resident Portal on the community website.