Resolutions passed during an annual meeting of the Illinois Farm Bureau s roughly 330 delegates define the bureau s stance on future carbon pipeline projects.
WGLT Republican McLean County Board member Josh Barnett said Thursday he supports keeping the board s 10-district format.
After weeks of hearings, McLean County Board members have taken their first vote toward establishing new county board districts.
The board’s Rules Subcommittee voted 5-2 Thursday to cut the number of districts in half, from 10 to 5.
Board member Catherine Metsker said each board member should be able to represent rural and urban residents.
“I don’t have a great understanding of the details of the urban districts and if my district was larger, I would be required to support both of those,” said Metsker, pointing to a recent zoning issue in which every rural representative voted against an issue that won the support of most board members from Bloomington-Normal.