Phillipsburg council OKs riverside site for industrial use; library told to pay $160K Updated 1:13 PM; Today 1:12 PM The Phillipsburg Town Council met virtually Tuesday night and approved measures establishing industrial riverfront zoning and telling the library to pay the town $160,000 from an excess surplus.Steve Novak | For lehighvalleylive.com Facebook Share The Phillipsburg Town Council on Tuesday approved a pair of controversial measures — rezoning a riverside site for industrial use, and telling the Phillipsburg Free Public Library that it owes the town $160,000. The council vote was 3-2 on both measures, each time with Councilmembers Frank McVey, Bobby Fulper and Randy Piazza Jr. in favor and Harry Wyant and Danielle DeGerolamo dissenting.