The Gloucester County Agriculture Development Board (GCADB) has regulatory oversight for the County Farmland Preservation Program and also hears County Right-to-Farm cases. Members, who represent both the agricultural and public community, are appointed by the Gloucester County Board of Chosen Freeholders for a five-year term. Meetings are conducted the second Thursday of each month at the Gloucester County Building of Government Services, 1200 North Delsea Drive, Clayton, NJ, 08312. The meetings are held at 8:00pm the months when daylight savings time is observed, and at 7:30pm when daylights savings time is not observed. The current GCADB members are:
Russell Marino, Chairman
West Jay Kandle III , Vice-chairman
Robert Curtis
George Dean
Wally Eachus
Joe Randazzo
Mike Visalli
Jerry Frecon (non-voting member/Rutgers Cooperative Extension)
John Furfari (non-voting member/Gloucester County Soil Conservation District)
Robert McErlane (non-voting member /Gloucester County Planning Board)
Ken Atkinson, Adminstrator/Secretary
August Knestaut , Solicitor
Deputy Director Robert M. Damminger, Freeholder Liaison
For more information on the Gloucester County Agriculture Development Board, please contact Ken Atkinson, GCADB Administrator/Secretary, at (856) 307-6451.
