ATLANTIC CITY — The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority today appointed the members of the state's Atlantic City advisory commission that will try to pump new life into the ailing casino district. Formally known as the Atlantic City Tourism District Advisory Commission, the group will review the CRDA's annual budget and plans about the city's tourism district as well as...
Casinos located at the north end of the Atlantic City Boardwalk: Trump Taj Mahal, Showboat and the unfinished Revel project.ATLANTIC CITY — The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority today appointed the members of the state's Atlantic City advisory commission that will try to pump new life into the ailing casino district.
Formally known as the Atlantic City Tourism District Advisory Commission, the group will review the CRDA's annual budget and plans about the city's tourism district as well as make recommendations about the tourism district's master plan.
"Members of the ACT commission will play a crucial role in Atlantic City's future," said CRDA board chairman James Kehoe. "It is important that individuals who are prepared to participate in moving Atlantic City forward have a seat at the table."
The nine unpaid members of the commission include Keith Mills, Atlantic City's director of planning; Joseph Maher, Atlantic County's head of regional planning and development; Tropicana Casino CEO Tony Rodio; and Joseph Kelly, president of the Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce. Also appointed are Atlantic City residents William Cheatham, Keturah Jackson, David Greenblatt, Cortez Martin and Sarah Beth Johnson.
The CRDA had already approved its vice chairwoman, Ali Reynolds, to represent the authority and serve as the commission's chairwoman.
"By adopting this resolution, residents and key leaders within Atlantic City will work side by side to help create a unified vision of Atlantic City," said Susan Ney Thompson, CRDA interim executive director.
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