April 24, 2014

Mr. Never asked Mr. Albanese how many gallons of fuel the tanker truck holds; he replied 9000 gallons of fuel. Mr. Merklinger asked Mr. Murray if the site can be accessed from the Best Western driveway; he replied yes. Mr. Grygiel stated that he had some questions regarding the signage as stated in his report; Ms. Porter said that testimony will be provided by the Planner about the signage and the variances. Mr. Grygiel asked Mr. Murray if there will be Exhibits for the signage; he replied yes. Chairwoman Gabry asked Mr. Murray if there are access points to the site from St. Cloud Avenue; he replied no. Mr. Bullock asked Mr. Murray how they would access the rear of the site; he said from the front entrance, Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Murray where the cars are from that currently park on that site; he said they are patrons of the zoo. Ms. Weiss asked Mr. Murray where the cars will park once Quick Chek takes ownership; he said he doesn’t know but will find out. Mr. Grossman asked Mr. Murray if the plan could be scaled back slightly by reducing the number of gas pumps; he said yes. Mr. Grossman asked if the building size could be reduced; he replied no. There were no further questions for Mr. Murray from the Board or its Professionals. Chairwoman Gabry asked if any members of the public had any questions for Mr. Murray. Adam Goldman approached the podium stating that he lives on 40 Ferris Drive. He asked Mr. Murray if the County of Essex approved this plan yet; he replied no. Mr. Goldman stated that there is not a crosswalk immediately in front of the site and said that the crosswalk is further west. He asked Mr. Murray how they would prevent vehicles from using the U-turn in the zoo; he said that he will defer that question to their traffic expert. Sam Furci approached the podium and stated that he lives at 60 Rock Spring Avenue and asked Mr. Murray how two vehicles can be fueled at one bay at the same time; he said that there is one nozzle on each side of the fuel pump, Mr. Furci asked Mr. Murray if a noise study has been done; he replied no. He said that the noise levels meet State regulations and the residents will not be impacted. 13