Home Rule Referendum
On January 17, 2023, the Wauconda Village board passed a resolution placing a home rule referendum on the April 4 consolidate election ballot. Should voters approve the measure, Wauconda will become a home rule unit of government, which will give the village greater decision-making power for local issues.
Golf Cart Permit Discussion
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, during the Committee of the Whole meeting, the Village Board will consider a preliminary staff recommendation for the creation of a golf cart permit program, which would allow residents to drive golf carts on designated Village streets in order to access Bangs Lake beaches. Interested residents are invited to comment on the preliminary recommendation, which includes regulations for safety features that are required under state law.
2022 Street Improvement Project
UPDATE 11/11/2022 All driveway repairs, landscape restoration and utility adjustments have been completed. Peter Baker & Son is planning to perform paving starting Monday, November 14 through Tuesday, November 15. No parking signs will be posted on Saturday to notify motorists of the pending schedule. Pavement striping will be scheduled accordingly based on the asphalt completion.
Clarke Treatment - Bangs Lake
Clarke will be making the 1st herbicide & algaecide application on Bangs Lake this upcoming Wednesday, June 15th. Please be sure to remove any temporary objects from the water including floats, kayaks, canoes, kids toys, etc. to allow their team easy accessibility to your shoreline to apply the treatment. You may leave piers, boats and jet skis in the water; we can work around these.
