DeWitt County and its leadership is working diligently to free up dollars from the State of Illinois for annual roadwork and other projects.

Around the start of the year, the County learned that its annual Motor Fuel Tax dollars, or MFT dollars, were frozen due to outstanding paperwork to the State of Illinois. In that time, it has left many road commissioners scrambling as the money they need is not available. After an update at last Thursday's DeWitt County Board meeting, Board Chair Joe Witte says there are still some steps to be taken, but feels they are on the way to those funds becoming available.

To the road commissioners, Witte indicates that they will be evaluating why this situation occurred and what needs to be done to prevent it from happening again.

Last Thursday, it was brought up to the Board this freeze was not communicated to them and Witte says while that is true, this has been discussed as far back as this past December or January.

Witte emphasizes the issue is top of mind right now, and they will soon be at the mercy of the State of Illinois to free up those dollars.