{"id":28600,"date":"2015-04-23T02:46:16","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T06:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/acprimetime.wpengine.com\/?p=28600"},"modified":"2017-02-13T05:31:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-13T10:31:53","slug":"the-potential-of-atlantic-citys-bader-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acprimetime.com\/the-potential-of-atlantic-citys-bader-field\/","title":{"rendered":"The Potential of Atlantic City’s Bader Field."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bader Airfield Before Closing in 2006<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bader Field: A prime waterfront location with 140 acres ripe for redevelopment.<\/p>\n

Bader was the former municipal airport<\/strong> that closed in September 2006,\u00a0named after the former mayor of Atlantic City Edward L. Bader<\/a>, who purchased the land for the airfield.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Bader Field is part of the state-run Tourism District controlled by the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>According to Wiki-pedia: Bader’s potential for redevelopment was questioned by former AC mayor Lorenzo Langford<\/a>,\u00a0who cast the lone “no” vote on the formation of the district, citing the inclusion of Bader Field as his reasoning.<\/p>\n

The City of Atlantic City received four redevelopment plans recently. The proposals included:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  • 750-room luxury hotel, waterfront townhouses<\/li>\n
  • Indoor-outdoor water park, theme park & Amusements,\u00a0Hot air balloon festivals.<\/li>\n
  • POTENTIAL of creating 3,000 construction jobs<\/li>\n
  • A marina and shopping attractions<\/li>\n
  • Elevated monorail system connecting Boardwalk, train station, AC International Airport<\/li>\n
  • New exit to link Bader with Atlantic City Expressway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
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