The ongoing development of property off Interstate-74 in Farmer City recently took a step forward.

City Administrator Taylor Baxter indicates the project was approved for utility work at its City Council meeting earlier in October. The bid for the project was around $1.2 million. 

Baxter calls this a massive project that has been years in the making. He reminds it is going to be what is considered a mixed-use land with a little bit of housing and commercial development.

According to Baxter, this is another example of Farmer City looking to the future.

Baxter is hoping to have dirt moving at the site still this year, with the project to be completed in the first half of 2026.