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Council adopts redevelopment plan for old Phelps Dodge site on first reading
Summary
On Jan. 27 the council adopted Ordinance No. 6246 on first reading to adopt a redevelopment plan for the old Phelps Dodge property (701–733 S. Front St. and 713–743 Amboy Ave); the measure passed 6-0 and will have a final public hearing Feb. 10, 2026.
The City Council voted on Jan. 27 to adopt on first reading Ordinance No. 6246, a redevelopment plan for the former Phelps Dodge site located at 701–733 South Front Street and 713–743 Amboy Avenue. The measure passed on first reading with an affirmative 6-0 roll-call vote and was scheduled for public hearings and further consideration on Feb. 10, 2026, in City Council Chambers.
The ordinance was introduced by the Director of Planning and Community Development in the petitions and communications portion of the meeting and presented as a proposed redevelopment plan under the Local Redevelopment and Housing Law, N.J.S.A. 40A:12A-1 et seq. Council did not record substantive public comment or debate at the Jan. 27 meeting; the first-reading vote advances the plan to the required public-notice and hearing steps before final action.
