The DeWitt County Board's July 14 special meeting to vote on the special use permit application for Tradewind Energy Alta Farms II wind farm project will shift from the DeWitt County Building to Mr. Lincoln Square in Clinton.

DeWitt County Board Chair David Newberg proposed Thursday night at the Board's regular meeting and the board approved it. The chairman says this has been cleared with Clinton Mayor Roger Cyrulik, Police Chief Ben Lowers, and the DeWitt/Piatt Bi-County Health Department.

According to Newberg, the company that the City of Clinton works with for sound on the square for their events will be who the County hires. The meeting will also be broadcast live on The Big 1520 AM/92.3 FM/106.5 FM WHOW and the many WHOW mobile platforms.

A rain date was discussed but Newberg says he is thinking positively and indicates they can keep an eye to the weather and adjust accordingly if necessary.

The meeting is now set for July 14 at 6 pm. Hear the meeting in its entirety on The Big 1520 AM/92.3 FM/106.5 FM WHOW, online at dewittdailynews.com, at the WHOW Mobile app and Amazon Alexa. 

Also at the Thursday night County Board meeting:

>>The Board approved a contract extension for County Highway Engineer Mark Mathon for six years with a first-year salary increase of 2-percent and subsequent years to be negotiated.

>>The Board named Aaron Paque (paw-kay) as zoning administrator