Farmer City is looking into developing 20 acres outside of town at Route 54 and Interstate 74.

The city owns 20 acres of real estate right off of the highway just outside of Farmer City and they have been investigating into what it would take to begin developing the land. DeWitt County Development Council Executive Director Ruth Stauffer explains they have brain stormed what they could do out there and looked into what it will take begin development out there.

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Manager for Farmer City, Larry Woliung says that property is a perfect place for development. He points to the traffic flow on Interstate-74 and people traveling to Clinton Lake as reasons enough to develop out there.

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Woliung says sometimes an issue like this can divide a community because of the thought that business outside of town will take away from what is happening in town. He says having business outside of town will only help with tax dollars which will turn into helping the city improve other areas.

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The discussions of development for the 20 acres comes about as a recent change in ownership. Woliung explains there was always ideas for the land but nothing ever came from them. He feels having new ownership may now prompt development.