November 17, 2014

Chairman Buechler called for a recess at 9:26 pm. Chairman Buechler resumed the meeting at 9:38 pm. Mr. Neuer asked Mr. Desch, in his opinion, what repairs should be made in the parking lot; he said that would be beyond his area of involvement but in his opinion he would recommend striping. Mr. Keller asked Mr. Desch if he received any similar time frame count information from Essex County for Northfield Avenue so that he could compare his counts when school was open; he said that he took his counts in May of 2009 and the counts that Essex County took are less, Mr. Desch said the numbers went down. Mr. Keller asked Mr. Desch if he observed any change to the traffic flow from Old Short Hills Road when the traffic signal turned red while he was taking his counts; he said the counts showed that there was not a lot of delay. Mr. Keller asked Mr. Desch if there was any site obstruction at the intersection of Dogwood Road and Northfield Avenue; he replied no. Mr. Grygiel stated for the record that it was stipulated at a prior meeting that there would be no retail in the 1700 sq. fi. proposed addition and it would be used for office space only. There were no further questions for Mr. Desch from the Board Members of the Board Professionals. Chairman Bucchler asked if any members of the public had any questions for Mr. Desch. Allegra Lagani approached the podium and stated that she lives at 21 Dogwood Road. She asked Mr. Desch if the counts included the traffic for the after school park activities; he said yes. Mr. Desch said that those counts were ten (10) cars per hour. Marilyn Fogarty approached the podium and stated that she lives at 8 Dogwood Road. She asked Mr. Desch if his counts included all of the vehicles from the existing space exiting on Dogwood Road; he replied yes. Ms. Fogarty asked Mr. Desch if he noticed how difficult it was making a left turn on to Northfield Avenue from Dogwood Road; he replied yes. There were no further questions for Mr, Desch. Mr. Sullivan called his next witness. John McDonough approached the podium and was sworn under oath. Mr. McDonough detailed his professional background as a Professional Planner and Landscape Architect licensed in the State of New Jersey.