July 14, 2011

Mr. Davis called his next witness. Mr. Craig Peregoy approached the podium and was sworn in. Mr. Peregoy stated he was from the firm Steiger and Peregoy and a licenced civil engineer in the State of New Jersey. He has testified over 300 occasions as a traffic expert. Chairman Neuer accepied his qualifications. Mr. Davis asked Mr. Peregoy if he prepared the traffic report in this application and he replied yes. Chairman Neuer asked that the report marked as exhibit A10. Mr. Peregoy went on to describe what was in the report and what the worst case scenario would be with traffic. Mr. Buechler asked, if you are going East on Mt. Pleasant Avenue, how far the site is from the recycling center. Mr. Peregoy replied it is approximately 500 feet and a quarter mile from the curve in the road. Mr. Buechler asked if he thought it was really safe to make a left hand turn all times of the day. Mr. Peregoy replied that it was because there is enough visibility to the right. Mr. Buechler questioned the flow of traffic and Mr. Peregoy replied that there are enough gaps in the traffic to safely make the turn. He continued to explain that his analysis counts for the continuous flow of traffic. Mr. Bullock asked if they had pulled any accident data from this section of Mt. Pleasant Avenue and Mr. Peregoy replied no. Chairman Neuer stated that on the site plan they will need to address egress and ingress. Mr. Buechler stated that Dr. Cappiello stated she gets two deliveries a day and asked Mr. Peregoy if he thought a box truck can park on Mt. Pleasant Avenue safely. Mr. Peregoy replied no; they can pull in the lot. Mr. Buechler asked if a box truck can pull in the driveway to make their deliveries if cars are there and did he examine that at all. Mr. Peregoy replied he did not. Mr. Peregoy suggested the trucks would pull into a parking space when entering the lot. Mr. Buechler asked if they can do that safely and Mr. Peregoy replied yes. Mr. Keller asked if there is a traffic signal on Summit St. and Mr. Peregoy stated it’s a blinking light. Mr. Keller stated that Peter Steck’s report refers to it as a signalized intersection. There were no further questions for the witness. Mr. Davis called his next witness. Peter Steck approached the podium and was sworn in. Mr. Steck stated he was a professional planner from Montclair. Chairman Neuer accepted his credentials. Mr.

ss. Mr. Davis called his next witness. Peter Steck approached the podium and was sworn in. Mr. Steck stated he was a professional planner from Montclair. Chairman Neuer accepted his credentials. Mr. Steck stated that he prepared the planners report with the application. Chairman Neuer asked to enter the report as exhibit A-11.