At the October 1, 2018 City Council meeting, the Phillipsburg City Council adopted two new ordinances which become effective October 3, 2018. Ordinance #1416 changes 14-209 of the Phillipsburg City Code to prohibit trucks or other commercial vehicles with a rated carrying capacity of 8,000 pounds or more from being operated on the city streets hard surfaced with bricks unless the operator has a pickup or unload destination on said streets. For more information see the link below to the full copy of Ordinance #1416.
Ordinance #1417 creates the Phillipsburg Land Bank. The Phillipsburg Land Bank is an independent agency and instrumentality of the City with the primary responsibility and authority to efficiently acquire, hold, manage, transform, and convey surplus City properties and other abandoned, tax foreclosed, or otherwise underutilized or distressed properties in order to convert these properties for productive use. For more information see the link below to view the full copy of Ordinance #1417.