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Commander set to take over Atlantic City Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY - The city's Tourism District will officially have a commander starting Thursday.
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September 01
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More Atlantic City businesses will pay improvement fees to CDRA as part of Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY - Local businesses will get a $2.9 million bill to cover costs of enhancing the streets, storefronts and landscaping throughout …
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August 05
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Improvements in Atlantic City Tourism District surpassing expectations in first three months, director says
ATLANTIC CITY - Free ballet, help for the homeless and eyesore demolition are among the benefits stemming from the Atlantic City Tourism Distr…
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July 20
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Cleanup at top of Tourism District's to-do list
ATLANTIC CITY - City and state officials are preparing for the new Tourism District's first summer, and one thing they want to take care of be…
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June 10
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Poll says top issue for Atlantic City's Tourism District is crime
Likely voters in Atlantic County overwhelmingly say reducing crime should be the top priority of the Atlantic City Tourism District, a poll re…
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June 28
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Atlantic City Council considers endorsing Susan Ney Thompson for CRDA director - but then changes course
ATLANTIC CITY - Sometimes efforts to help actually hurt. City Council members made that realization Wednesday.
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May 11
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CRDA seeks Atlantic City residents to join advisory panel
ATLANTIC CITY - The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority is seeking four people to represent community interests and help it run the Atla…
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May 11
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Atlantic City looks to Las Vegas, other cities for revival tips
ATLANTIC CITY - More people will soon want to live, work and play in Atlantic City if the Tourism District launched last week fulfills the hig…
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April 28
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Casinos, executives take over efforts to market Atlantic City
ATLANTIC CITY - The critical task of marketing Atlantic City shifted this week to a new organization created by state laws aimed at salvaging …
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April 28
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Search for CRDA executive director to take 120 days - but most Atlantic City stakeholders don't want to wait
ATLANTIC CITY - The boundaries are set. The divisions are created. The powers are secured. All the tools are in place to begin the operation o…
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May 11
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State defines boundaries for Atlantic City Tourism District; Langford casts lone 'no' vote
ATLANTIC CITY - An era of unprecedented state intervention has begun in Atlantic City.
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May 11
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State Police commander says law enforcement in Tourism District to help entire city
ATLANTIC CITY - The focus Tuesday may have been on the boundaries of the city's new Tourism District, but for the man tasked with overseeing p…
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April 21
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What's next for the Atlantic City Tourism District
Master plan: The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority will look to hire a consultant to craft a master plan for the Tourism District. The…
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April 19
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Atlantic City Tourism District timeline
July 21, 2010: Gov. Chris Christie says he wants to see the state control a new Atlantic City Tourism District within one year. The district w…
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April 30
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Breakdown of areas of the Atlantic City Tourism District
The Tourism District consists of parts of several different areas of Atlantic City:
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April 19
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Atlantic City Special Improvement District votes to dissolve, transfer assets to CRDA
ATLANTIC CITY - The Atlantic City Special Improvement District, a 19-year-old organization that has worked to better the resort's business com…
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April 19
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Casino Reinvestment and Development Authority's next step: Laying out plan for Atlantic City Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY — At one point during a long series of community presentations on the state’s plan for a Tourism District, CRDA interim Executiv…
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April 18
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CRDA will take control of Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City Convention Center
ATLANTIC CITY - Add two more major landmarks to the state Casino Reinvestment Development Authority's ever-expanding empire in Atlantic City.
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April 16
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Atlantic City Council seeks control of Tourism District planning and zoning - and Gov. Chris Christie is not pleased
ATLANTIC CITY - The majority of City Council supported a measure to allow the city - not state officials - to retain control over planning and…
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April 14
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Atlantic City needs a clear vision for the future, panelists tell investment forum
ATLANTIC CITY - Should it be strictly a casino town? An upscale South Beach-style resort destination? A playground for families? Or perhaps so…
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April 14
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Atlantic City Council expected to vote on resolution opposing state takeover of development powers on Wednesday
ATLANTIC CITY - City officials are preparing to formally oppose the state's takeover of its development powers within the new Tourism District…
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April 13
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CRDA to consider extending Tourism District's boundaries to include the entire length of the Boardwalk
ATLANTIC CITY - The resort's Tourism District may be extended to include the entire length of the Boardwalk, the interim director of the Casin…
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April 16
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Developer pays $5.5 million to lift restriction to build casino at former Playboy, World's Fair Casino site
ATLANTIC CITY - The developer who bought the site of the former Playboy Hotel and Casino and Trump World's Fair Casino in 2005 paid Trump Ente…
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April 08
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CRDA wants to fix up residential areas outside Atlantic City Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY - During the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority's town hall meeting on the boundaries of the Tourism District, the area o…
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April 16
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CRDA plans to remove homeless from Atlantic City Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY - As the state determines what will be included in the new Tourism District, there's a human element officials would like to see…
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May 18
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Casino Reinvestment Development Authority, Revel to spend $1 million each to tear down back of Garden Pier, spruce up front
ATLANTIC CITY — Revel Entertainment Group has agreed to dedicate $1 million to restore the front of the city’s Garden Pier as part of a deal i…
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April 06
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CRDA official: Bader Field will likely remain part of Atlantic City's Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY - Bader Field, the city's defunct municipal airport, will likely remain a part of the new Tourism District, an official with the…
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April 16
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At forum, Atlantic City residents say they want a voice in Tourism District decisions
ATLANTIC CITY — The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority faced questions and criticism from more than 100 people during a meeting Monday …
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April 06
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CRDA to hold first community forum for Tourism District in Atlantic City
The Casino Reinvestment Development Authority will listen to the community’s input on the state Tourism District in Atlantic City on Monday ni…
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March 29
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Interim director of CRDA says Atlantic City's Chelsea sections may not be included in Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY - The head of the state agency that will control the resort's new Tourism District indicated Wednesday there are areas where the…
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March 24
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New Jersey tells Atlantic City mayor he can't use public funds to sue the state over the Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY — The Department of Community Affairs is preventing the Langford administration from using public money to sue the state over it…
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April 14
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Atlantic City Tourism District boundaries expected to be set by April 19
ATLANTIC CITY — The state’s plan to rebuild Atlantic City will begin next month, when the official boundaries of the resort’s new state-run To…
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March 21
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'Sketchy' guidelines on how to transfer power to Casino Reinvestment Development Authority slow operations in Atlantic City Tourism District
ATLANTIC CITY — Officials are moving to implement Atlantic City’s revitalization plan, but the grand vision is already being blurred by bureau…
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February 16
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Funding for Atlantic City Tourism District remains unclear
As a new state-run Tourism District in Atlantic City gets off the ground, the mechanism for funding the agency that will run the district rema…
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February 15
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Whelan says Polistina flip-flopping on support for Atlantic City Tourism District
The two Atlantic County officials who are squaring off for a potentially acrimonious state Senate campaign this year sparred Monday over their…
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February 15
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Landry's deal to buy Trump Marina may be just beginning of reinvestment in Atlantic City in era of Tourism District
Since Gov. Chris Christie started pushing for increased state involvement in Atlantic City, all eyes seem to be on the resort.
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February 15
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Atlantic City plan leaves resort's officials, voters with less power than ever
ATLANTIC CITY — Gov. Chris Christie enacted a new formula of governance in Atlantic City last week, one that removes city officials from decis…
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June 28
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New casino legislation costs 115 gaming inspectors their jobs
ATLANTIC CITY — The New Jersey Casino Control Commission notified 115 gaming inspectors Wednesday that they will lose their jobs as the result…
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February 05
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How key officials reacted to the new Atlantic City legislation
Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, Salem, Cumberland: “This governor had the courage to tackle a very, very difficult situation.”
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February 02
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Reorganizing agencies in Atlantic City as part of overhaul will take time
ATLANTIC CITY — There will be no shortage of obstacles as Atlantic City’s governmental structure is drastically altered, but preparations alre…
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February 01
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New Jersey approves $261 million tax reimbursement for Revel casino
TRENTON — New Jersey’s economic development agency, citing the prospect of thousands of jobs and billions in future tax revenue, approved tax …
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February 16
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Christie says Atlantic City Mayor Lorenzo Langford 'should be ashamed of himself' for calling tourism plan an apartheid
ATLANTIC CITY — A verbal battle between Mayor Lorenzo Langford and state officials escalated Tuesday when Republican Gov. Chris Christie and t…
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April 14
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Christie signs Tourism District bill, says Revel casino to open June 2012
Gov. Chris Christie, enacting the biggest change in Atlantic City gaming since its inception in 1978, took steps Tuesday to set the city, the …
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February 21
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Gov. Christie signs Tourism Bills - Speech
Tuesday February 1 2011 NJ Gov. Chris Christie speaks after signing The Atlantic City Tourism District and Casino Deregulation bills at the Re…
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March 23
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Comparing Christie's original plan with what is now law
Here are some comparisons between the broad goals outlined by Gov. Chris Christie when he announced his Atlantic City plan in July and the bil…
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February 02
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Christie has much political capital riding on success of Atlantic City plan
As Gov. Chris Christie arrives in Atlantic City this morning to take action on legislation to remake the resort, political observers say he ha…
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March 23
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Atlantic City Mayor Langford refuses to attend Gov. Chris Christie's announcement Tuesday regarding Tourism District, casino deregulation legislation
ATLANTIC CITY - Mayor Lorenzo Langford said he will not attend Gov. Chris Christie's appearance in Atlantic City today, holding firm to his ob…
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March 23
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Christie to visit Atlantic City on Tuesday to make announcement on legislation to boost casinos, resort tourism
Gov. Chris Christie will come to Atlantic City on Tuesday to address landmark legislation that aims to remake the resort's tourism and casino …
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March 23
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