The DeKalb County Board will vote on whether to sell county farm land to developers for an enclosed shopping center at tonight’s meeting at 7:30 p.m.

Officials from Wilmorite Inc. have offered to purchase 119 acres for $1.9 million to build a 300,000-square-foot enclosed shopping center. The proposed mall would be located on 40 acres of county land at Sycamore and Barber Greene roads.

The proposal has met with opposition from Sycamore merchants and Sycamore City Council members, who fear that the mall would hurt the community’s business.

However, DeKalb Mayor Greg Sparrow, 3rd Ward Alderman Bill Hanna and city officials support a shopping center, saying it would improve area business.

“We expect some limited form of debate to occur,” said Ray Bockman, administrative aide to the DeKalb County Board.