Jersey County committee plans agriculture board additions

What happened

The Jersey County committee plans to add members to the county agricultural board as a data center plan is being considered in the county. The board expansion and the development plan are the two parts of the decision now drawing attention.

The action concerns the makeup of a county board tied to agriculture. It does not establish the outcome of the data center plan.

Why it matters

Adding members would change who serves on the agricultural board during a period in which the data center plan is part of the local discussion. The committee's action places the board's membership and the development plan in the same county conversation.

The Alton Telegraph reported on the committee's planned addition of agricultural board members and its connection to the data center plan. Read the Alton Telegraph report.