WHAT IS CDC?
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The
Cumberland Development Corporation, (CDC), is a not-for-profit community
development corporation. It was created by several municipalities and the
Bridgeton Area Chamber of Commerce.
It provides
economic development services for the Southern New Jersey municipalities of
Commercial, Deerfield, Downe, Fairfield, Greenwich, Hopewell, Lawrence, Maurice
River, Shiloh, Stow Creek and Upper Deerfield.
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HISTORY
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With the encouragement of the Bridgeton
Area Chamber of Commerce, the mayors of several of municipalities, area business
representatives and representatives of the Chamber of Commerce
began meeting together in 1995 to discuss ways in which they could cooperate on
a range of economic, social, and community issues.
Discussions involved the possibility of
shared services and solutions to common problems. In December of 1995, the group
established a new, not-for-profit corporation, to promote economic development
and intermunicipal cooperation in the region.
In 1998, the Board of Directors, hired
a full-time executive director and through contracts with area municipalities,
developed revenue and began serving the area and focusing on its mission.
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MISSION
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To promote economic development in the
region, while stimulating increased coordination, cooperation, and
communication, between business and government.
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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
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Mayor
George Garrison, Commercial
Mayor
Carol Musso, Deerfield
Deputy Mayor
Lisa Garrison, Downe
Mayor
Marion Kennedy, Fairfield
Mayor
Theodore Kiefer, Greenwich
Mayor
Bruce Hankins, Hopewell
Committeeman Elmer Bowman, Lawrence
Mayor
Howard Scull, Shiloh
Deputy
Mayor Melvin Dickinson, Stow Creek
Mayor Ralph Cocove, Upper Deerfield
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CORPORATE
OFFICERS
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Committeeman
Elmer Bowman,
Chairman
Mayor Carol Musso,
Vice Chairman
Deputy Mayor Lisa Garrison,
Secretary
Mayor Bruce Hankins,
Treasurer
Mayor Ralph Cocove, Executive
Committee
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