DeWitt County is home to a unique attraction that brings people from all over the country to compete on.

Farmer City is home to one of the only BMX courses in central Illinois and draws people from all over Illinois and even the country for competitions at the site. Larry Wuhling, City Manager for Farmer City says they are host to several regional and even national competitions, which puts them on the national spotlight from time to time.

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Preparations are already underway for the 2012 season. Wuhling says once those are complete, he estimates the end of the month, Farmer City residents may be noticing things picking up in town with all the extra people around for the competitions.

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Those two or three days of events are extremely important not just to Farmer City but also DeWitt County. Wuhling speculates some of the hospitality duties spill over to Clinton for places for those competitors and their crews to stay.

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As a part of the competitions comes advertisements. Wuhling says advertising for their events is already underway and looks forward to the positive economic impact the competitions will have on Farmer City in the spring and summer.