Last Thursday night, the DeWitt County Board was presented with a check from the Clinton Landfill, for over a million dollars.

The check is a part of the settlement reached by the two sides last month. According to DeWitt County State's Attorney Dan Markwell, AREA Disposal paid in full, over one-million dollars as a part of the settlement. Additionally, Markwell says they have also received their first quarter's payment for this year.

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County Board Chair David Newberg indicates they will have a court appearance this week to finalize their deal with the landfill, which will drop the lawsuit against the Landfill.

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Newberg says because of the payment, the County should end up with a balanced budget and with money available next year. The County originally passed a deficit budget before the agreement was made and money from the landfill was added.