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.