Lehigh Valley Live Reports On Phillipsburg Peron Land Preservation Deal
Click on the image to the right to read the full article in Lehigh Valley Live regarding the Phillipsburg Peron Land Preservation Dea, authored by reporter Glenn Epps (lehighvalleylive.com)l:
The article quotes Phillipsburg Mayor Randy Piazza, Jr. "the agreement represents the best outcome for residents" . The agreement that was "finalized", as per the town's press release, and as per Mayor Randy Piazza, Jr the agrreme has a main componet of "a proposal to preserve the land for public use".
As per the article, The property’s future has for years sparked heated debate among the resident public and legal battles by fierce opponents of various iterations of proposed warehouse development since 2021.
David and Sandra Morrisette, who have been challenging in the courts various warehouse legislation for various warehouse configurations since 2021, stated "“A warehouse would not have complemented the surrounding residential areas as specified in the 2013 Phillipsburg Master Plan Reexamination Report. Open space is the optimal outcome,”
The Morrisettes' are also quoted in the article as specifying "The New Jersey Highlands Coalition, Phillipsburg Riverview Organization, Citizens for Sustainable Development and the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, and hundreds of Phillipsburg citizens contributed to the push." against the warehouse legislation.
The Peron Howard Street Will Hopefully NOT Be A Warehouse, But It Will Be Open Space
Click on the image to the right to see the official press release from the Town of Phillipsburg:
A huge wave of relief and joyous celebration has been felt and expressed by the residents of Phillipburg, New Jersey.
A special "Thank You" goes out to Michael Perrucci, 100% owner of of Peron Construciton, LLC. Peron Construction owns the 32 acres of land which he seems to agree should be Open Space.
Additinally, a "Thank You" goes out to the Town of Phillipsburg for moving this Open Space plan forward.
The Town of Phillipsburg designated in the 2013 Master Plan Revision Report that this 32 acres of land should be something that would complement the nearby residential community. The acceptable zoning was Riverside Residential, Riverside Commercial or Riverside Recreational (aka Open Space). It is great to see Michael Perrucci and the town moving back in the diection of something what would be beneficial to the residents of Phillipsburg.
Some perspective regarding the area the town indicates has "finalized terms with Peron Construction, LLC" and is destined to become Open Space can be seen below:
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