Phillipsburg elected officials will seek a special attorney to investigate the Warren County Prosecutor’s Office’s handling of a 2021 case against two former town councilmen.
Town Council voted 3-1 in favor of finding a way to recoup some of the costs incurred by taxpayers. The cases were dismissed in 2024 and 2025. Town law requires Phillipsburg to pay elected officials legal fees incurred while in office.
Taxpayers paid more than $605,000 in legal fees because of the cases involving former town councilmen Frank McVey and Robert Fulper…