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Greencastle manager asks Barrington to move July 4 entertainment after residents' noise complaints
Summary
Margie Mikalewski, manager of Greencastle of Barrington, told the Barrington Village Board on April 14 that last year’s Fourth of July entertainment in a downtown parking lot next to her building produced repeated noise complaints and harmed some residents.
Margie Mikalewski, manager of Greencastle of Barrington, told the Barrington Village Board on April 14 that last year’s Fourth of July entertainment in a downtown parking lot next to her building produced repeated noise complaints and harmed some residents.
“I mean, we had residents complaining, complaining, complaining about the noise. We also had 2 of our residents ended up in the hospital because of the noise. We have several — our residents are over 65 years old. The majority of them are 80 years old or plus,” Mikalewski said, and asked the board to “put it in a different parking lot so it's not next to the building where my residents live.”
The appeal came during the meeting’s public comment period and addressed a permit the board later placed on its consent agenda for village Fourth of July events on July 4, 2025. The agenda packet listed a “resolution authorizing the closing and use of portions of state and village rights of way and certain village property for fourth of July events to be held on 07/04/2025.” That item was approved as part of an omnibus consent vote.
President Karen Darch acknowledged the complaint and said the board would factor it into event planning. “Even though we are approving use of that property... we heard those comments and we'll take them under consideration and advisement in the layout of that property for the Lions Club event because we do understand the concern,” Darch said during the agenda reading.
The board did not rescind or amend the permit during the meeting. The approval on the consent agenda constituted formal authorization for the village to close and use the listed rights of way and property for the July 4 events; the transcript records no further directive or formal motion to relocate the entertainment that night. The manager’s request therefore remains a comment the board said it would consider in planning and layout rather than a binding change approved at the meeting.
The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for April 28, 2025.
