October 4, 2017

Mr. Eben asked if the club hired a valet company or their own employees. Mr. Clinton stated the valets were club employees. Mr. Eben asked if going forward for large events, Mr. Clinton would instruct his valets to keep the fire lines open. Mr. Clinton answered yes. Harvey Grossman, Esq., Public Advocate, asked if the Applicant would agree as a condition of approval to have parking supervision or extra attendants in the case of an event when a large number of vehicles were anticipated. Mr. Clinton answered yes. The Public had no questions for Mr. Clinton. Mr. Angowski stated he had no further witnesses for the Application. Chairman Bagoff asked the Public if they had comments on the Application. Sally Malanga, 57 Ridge Road, was sworn in under oath. She stated Crestmont Country Club was a business that relied on selling the beauty of nature to its members. She stated that smart planning required nature first then working around it to make the most attractive project, she thanked the Applicant for working to that goal. She stated she was still deeply concerned about the 10-ft. wide disturbance between the forest and killing more than nine trees. She asked the Applicant to consider some sort of compromise by putting the water line along the road. Loren Svetvilas, 699 Prospect Avenue, was sworn in under oath. He stated the revisions look much better. He stated his issue was not with the Application but rather the process. He stated from listening to the hearing the Application was not just a renovation; it was in essence a new golf course. He stated that listening to the testimony the Applicant had a lack of respect for its own property; from workers living on the property cooking in a makeshift kitchen under a tarp, to the garbage conditions. He stated he was concerned with enforcement of the tree ordinance the Township Forester only worked one day a week. He was concerned the Board would approve the plan; but because the Board did not oversee enforcement, its conditions would not be binding. Robert Rashkes, 35 Oak Crest Road, was sworn in under oath. He stated that today he walked up Eagle Rock Avenue to the club. Where the sidewalk ended there was a dirt path. He stated there were high weeds along the club property that made him unable to walk up to Laurel Avenue. He stated he would approval contingent on the installation of sidewalks, the maintenance

path. He stated there were high weeds along the club property that made him unable to walk up to Laurel Avenue. He stated he would approval contingent on the installation of sidewalks, the maintenance of the sidewalks, and maintenance of the weeds. He stated he the club should abide by the Complete Streets policy and install the sidewalks as a service to the community. Robert Daniel, 2B Buckingham Road, was sworn in under oath. He asked the Board to consider the needs of the Public, the Applicant, and the recommendations of the 2010 Master Plan Update regarding pedestrian access. He stated that ultimately the Board had a fiduciary responsibility to the citizens of the Township; the fact that the Applicant was a private club did not impact the fact that it had no sidewalks. He stated the project must provide a benefit to the Public and must include sidewalks along Laurel Avenue and Eagle Rock Avenue. He stated the Township had a Complete Street Policy; he read several portions of the 2013 Resolution adopted by the Board. He stated Applicant was a not-for- profit organization; it enjoyed all sorts of tax exemptions; its property was assessed at only a portion of its actual value as it was zoned R-2 residential; therefore, it paid little property taxes. He stated the club was exempt from the Tree Ordinance even though it had 13