[Ord. 2006-03, 5/23/2006]
The Supervisors of the Township of Allen hereby signify its
intention and desire to organize an Authority under the provisions
of the Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (the Act of May 1945,
P.L. 382), as amended, and to do so in allegiance with five municipalities,
those of Allen, East Allen, Lehigh, Moore and Bushkill.
[Ord. 2006-03, 5/23/2006]
The Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of Allen Township and
the Secretary of the Board of Supervisors are hereby authorized and
directed to execute, on behalf of the Township of Allen, Articles
of Incorporation for said Authority substantially in the following
form:
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Articles of Incorporation
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To the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania:
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In compliance with the requirements of the Act of May 2, 1945
(P.L. 382, No. 164), known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of
1945," as amended, the governing bodies of the Municipalities of the
Townships of Allen, East Allen, Lehigh, Moore and Bushkill, all of
Northampton County, Pennsylvania, desiring to incorporate an Authority
thereunder, do hereby certify: (a) the name of the Authority is "First
Regional Compost Authority"; (b) said Authority is formed under the
provisions of the Act of May 2, 1945, P.L. 382, known as the "Municipality
Authorities Act of 1945," as amended; (c) no other Authority has been
organized under the said Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, or
under the Act of June 28, 1935 (Pt 463), and is in existence in or
for the Townships of Allen, East Allen, Bushkill, Lehigh and Moore,
incorporating Municipalities herein, with the exception of East Allen
Township Municipal Authority operating in East Allen Township; (d)
names of the incorporating Municipalities and names and addresses
of their respective Municipal Authorities are as follows:
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(i)
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Allen Township, 4714 Indian Trail Road, Northampton, PA 18067.
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(ii)
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East Allen Township, 5344 Nor-Bath Boulevard., Northampton,
PA 18067; East Allen Township Authority, 5344 Nor-Bath Boulevard.,
Northampton, PA 18067
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(iii)
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Lehigh Township, 1069 Municipal Road, Walnutport, PA 18088.
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(iv)
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Moore Township, 2491 Community Drive, Bath, PA 18014.
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(v)
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Bushkill Township, 1114 Bushkill Center Road, Nazareth, PA 18064.
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All of the above Townships and their respective Authorities
are located in the County of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania;
(e) the names and addresses and terms of office of the first Members
of the Board of said Authority are as follows:
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Name/Address
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Term
Years
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Allen Township
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Anthony Czonstak
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3550 Howertown Road, Northampton, PA 18067
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4
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East Allen Township
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Deborah A. Seiple
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7739 Airport Road, Bath, PA 18014
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4
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Lehigh Township
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Alice Rehrig
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1069 Municipal Road, Walnutport, PA 18088
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2
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Moore Township
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Dave Lack
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2491 Community Drive, Bath, PA 18014
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2
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Bushkill Township
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Aaron Hook
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1114 Bushkill Center Road, Nazareth, PA 18064
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1
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The terms of office of each of the first Members of the Board
of said Authority shall commence on the date of his or her appointment
and shall be computed from June 1, 2006; (f) said Authority is organized
for the purpose of implementing a regional yard waste recycling program
and to create a yard waste facility to provide yard waste recycling
to the member Municipalities, and for the purpose of acquiring, holding,
constructing, improving, maintaining and operating, owning, leasing,
either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, all the land and/or equipment
used in and necessary for the yard waste recycling facility, and shall
have and may exercise all powers necessary or convenient for the carrying
out of the aforesaid purposes, pursuant to the Municipality Authorities
Act of 1945, as amended; (g) the Ordinance authorizing the creating
of said Authority, certified from the record of the incorporating
Municipality, together with proofs of publication of notice of intention
to file these Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, are each submitted herewith.
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In witness whereof, the undersigned have executed these Articles
of Incorporation on behalf of the Township respectively set by its
officers, and have caused to be affixed hereto the seals hereof this
23rd day of May, 2006.
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[Ord. 2006-03, 5/23/2006]
The Authority shall be for the purpose of acquiring, holding,
constructing, improving, maintaining and operating, owning or leasing,
either in the capacity of lessor or lessee, land, facilities and equipment
necessary to implement a regional yard waste recycling program and
to create a yard waste facility to provide yard waste recycling to
the member Municipalities.
[Ord. 2006-03, 5/23/2006]
The first member of the Board of said Authority named to represent
this Township in the Articles of Incorporation set forth above is
hereby specifically appointed a member of said Board on behalf of
this Township for the term of office set after his/her respective
name, which term shall commence on the date of appointment as shall
be computed from June 1, 2006.
[Ord. 2006-03, 5/23/2006]
The proper officers of this Township are hereby directed, as
required by the said Municipality Authorities Act of 1945, as amended,
to cause a notice of adoption of this Part and of the intention to
file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth said Articles of Incorporation
to be published one time in the Northampton County Reporter, a legal
periodical at Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and one time in a
newspaper published and of general circulation in Northampton County,
Pennsylvania, to file with the Secretary of the Commonwealth the Articles
of Incorporation, together with the required proofs of publication
of notice of this Part and notice of intention to file the Articles
of Incorporation, together with a certified copy of this Part, and
to execute and perform any and all official acts and to pay the fees
and costs necessary and appropriate to effect the Incorporation of
the Authority.
