We also manage the Cumberland County Solid Waste Complex and its programs. The Authority is a public body corporate and politic of the State and was created by a resolution of the Board of Chosen Commissioners of the County adopted on December 30, 1980, pursuant to the County Improvement Authority Law. The Authority was established as an instrumentality of the State for, among other purposes, providing for the construction of public buildings, transportation facilities, the acquisition of equipment and the acquisition of property owned by the federal government. Subsequent amendments to the County Improvement Authority Law permit The Authority to provide for the construction of convention halls, solid waste disposal facilities, recreational/entertainment centers, low and moderate income housing, to plan, initiate and carry out redevelopment projects and to provide financing on behalf of certain non-profit entities. The Authority currently is the implementing agency for the County’s Solid Waste Management Plan and develops and administers solid waste and recycling facilities and programs in the County, including a 75-acre landfill and a treatment facility.
