By Gordon Woods
gordon@normalitenewspapers.com
CLINTON — The DeWitt County Board approved its annual $10,000 contribution to help fund the Office of the State’s Attorneys Appellate Prosecutor. The vote came during the board’s regular meeting on Oct. 22.
“This is the exact same resolution we do every year; the amount has not changed,” said DeWitt County State’s Attorney Dan Markwell. “This allows my office, if I have conflicts, so the appellate prosecutors’ office can handle those, and anything that goes to the appellate court, they handle all the appeals.”
Markwell said the portion the county pays into the program is determined by the size of the county.
Additional business
The board voted to appoint Jessica Allhands to the Regional Planning Commission (RPC) to fill the unexpired term of Rich Parker. Her term will expire on April 30, 2029.
The board also voted to appoint Patrick Reeg to the RPC for a term to expire April 30, 2028. Reeg fills a seat previously held by Joe Witte.
Under finance business, the board approved the county’s annual payment of $60,000 to the DeWitt County Development Council (DCDC) to help cover the cost of operation, as well as an additional $60,000 and annual payments for three years of $25,000 a year to support the Farmer City Co-op grocery store, provided the store remains operational.
Board members also approved $104,166.70 for an engineering contract with WHKS for the Tunbridge Road project and $128,614 for payment of the county engineer’s salary. About $64,307 is paid from motor fuel tax (MFT) funds.
