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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