April 6, 2016

TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE PLANNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES April 6, 2016 The Township of West Orange Planning Board held a regular meeting on April 6, 2016 at 7:30 P.M. in the Council Chamber, 66 Main Street, West Orange, New Jersey. Chairman Weston called the meeting to order at approximately 7:41 P.M. He announced that notification of the meeting was given to the Township Clerk, and posted on the Township Bulletin Board, sent to the West Orange Chronicle and the Star Ledger, and posted on the Township’s website calendar. This meeting has been properly noticed to the public in accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act. No new matters will start after 10:30 P.M. PRESENT: Jerome Eben, Tekeste Ghebremicael, Gerald Gurland, Jason Lester, Councilwoman Susan McCartney, Chairman Ron Weston ABSENT: Vice Chairman Robert Bagoff, Joanne Carlucci, Lee Klein, Gary B. Wegner, William Wilkes II ALSO PRESENT: Patrick J. Dwyer, Esq., Board Attorney, Paul Grygiel, AICP, PP, Township Planner, Robin Miller, Board Secretary, Harvey Grossman, Esq., Public Advocate PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chairman Weston requested all persons stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. ROLL CALL Vice Chairman Robert Bagoff, Joanne Carlucci, Jerome Eben, Tekeste Ghebremicael, Gerald Gurland, Lee Klein, Jason Lester, Council President Susan McCartney, Gary Wegner, Chairman Ron Weston, William Wilkes II ANNOUNCEMENTS The next Planning Board regular meeting will be May 4, 2016 in the Council Chamber at 7:30 P.M. Chairman Weston acknowledged the first phase of the Downtown Redevelopment had started. An article regarding the project had recently appeared in the New York Times. Chairman Weston announced that due to the lack of a Board transcriber, it would be necessary to conduct a more formal meeting. The Chairman would acknowledge each person speaking; the new format would assist a stenographer in composing a written transcript of the meeting. SWEARING IN Paul Grygiel, AICP, PP, Township Planner. ADOPT MINUTES The minutes of the January 6, 2016 and March 2, 2016 regular meetings were unanimously adopted.