Atlantic County commissioners introduce ordinance to allow landfill expansion for first reading

The Atlantic County Board of Commissioners on first reading introduced an ordinance to amend the county Solid Waste Management Plan to permit both lateral and vertical expansions of an existing sanitary landfill located by the ordinance on Block 603 Lot 10 and Block 703 Lot 1 in Acarbrough Township.

Chair moved to introduce the ordinance and a colleague seconded; the board followed with a clerk-conducted roll call that recorded affirmative votes to introduce the measure on first reading. The chair noted that public comment is not normally taken during first readings and none was offered at the meeting.

The ordinance was described on the agenda as an amendment to the county Solid Waste Management Plan. Commissioners did not offer technical details or project timelines during the public first-reading presentation, and no administration representative provided an expanded briefing during introduction.

Because the item was introduced on first reading, the board’s next steps will be the publication and a subsequent hearing or second reading as required by county ordinance procedures and state statute. The clerk recorded the roll call in favor of introduction; the motion to introduce was carried.

The board did not vote to adopt the ordinance at this meeting; it was advanced as a first reading only. If and when the county schedules a public hearing or second reading, the board agenda will include details about permit status, environmental review and opportunities for public comment.