Monday evening, the newest edition of the DeWitt County Board was sworn in and a new board chair was selected.

Terry Ferguson has many years of experience on the DeWitt County Board and was selected by his peers as the newest leader of this board which features four new members. Ferguson says the new board is going to be very diverse.

Many in the community see a lot of change on the board in a short period of time as a similar situation in 2012 when much of the local government structure was dismantled. Ferguson doesn't see the desire to undo what is in place with committees. 

'One issue candidates' are how many view the new board members seeking to undo decisions of the past board. According to Ferguson, he does not know how that will play out.

As far as what is ahead non-wind related, Ferguson is focused on maintaining the financial stability of the County. Even though COVID, he points out they have been able to retain all their services and staff.

Ferguson also points to the marina as an area that has some big decisions that need to be made in the future. He says there are a lot of issues out there that need to be addressed. 

Monday night, Ferguson was appointed as the new Board Chair. Melonie Tilley was appointed vice-chair and also named Chair of the Finance Committee.

Ferguson will serve as the Land Use committee chairperson. Travis Houser is the new Road and Bridge committee chairperson, Dan Matthews will be the Marina committee chairperson, Nate Ennis will serve as the Public Safety Committee chair and David Newberg will chair the Property committee.