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Minutes · Oct 4, 2017

October 4, 2017

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been some accidents, none had occurred at the exit site. Mr. Rashkes asked if any of the accidents involved pedestrians walking on the site of Crestmont Country Club. Mr. Angowski stated not to his knowledge. Mr. Rashkes stated (the Applicant) testified the exit driveway was currently “safe as it is’ and there would be no sight impediments when vehicles exit. Mr. Angowski stated that was part of his opening statement. The engineer would provide further testimony about the exit driveway; that would be a better question for him to answer. Robert Daniel, Buckingham Road, asked what was the estimated cost of the entire Application. Chairman Bagoff asked Mr. Angowski if that testimony had been entered in to the record. Mr. Angowski answered no. Chairman Bagoff advised Mr. Daniel the question was not relevant to the testimony. Mr. Daniel stated he was still asking the question par the uniform construction code application; he said he assumed the Applicant knew the estimated cost of the work. Chairman Bagoff asked Mr. Jacques if he knew the estimated cost of the work, and could he testify to the matter based on his knowledge. Mr. Jacques stated no. Mr. Daniel stated the President of the country club was present. Chairman Bagoff stated (the President) was not currently testifying. Mr. Daniel stated that since only the architect was presently testifying, could he ask the same question again. Chairman Bagoff said yes. There were no further questions for Mr. Jacques. Mr. Angowski called his next witness, Jeffrey Morris, PE, PP, Boswell Engineering, who was both engineer and planner for the project. Mr. Dwyer asked Mr. Morris if he understood he was still under oath; Mr. Morris stated yes. Mr. Morris stated the original plan included a new exit driveway at the northerly portion of the parking lot exiting opposite Oval Road on to Eagle Rock Avenue. After listening to the concerns expressed at the previous meeting he did a personal analysis of the current intersection; he measured the site distance to the east, which was approximately 475 feet; the site distance to the west was over 500 feet; both site distances were ample for a 40 MPH road. He stated there were some very high weeds that would be trimmed and landscaped. Weeds would no longer become overgrown; there would be a permanent landscaping maintenance plan. He stated (at the previous meeting) numerous people

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ry high weeds that would be trimmed and landscaped. Weeds would no longer become overgrown; there would be a permanent landscaping maintenance plan. He stated (at the previous meeting) numerous people had asked about accidents at the existing exit; he had obtained accident reports from the Township for the past five years for the area of Eagle Rock Avenue between Laurel Avenue and Wakeman Street. Over the last five years there had been approximately forty accidents, the vast majority occurred at either Laurel Avenue or Oval Road. There had been only one accident in the area of the club's exit due to a motorist heading east trying to merge right then hit a car also heading east. The accident was not the result of a vehicle exiting the club’s driveway. Mr. Morris stated the original plan called for the total removal of approximately sixty-eight trees; the revised project removed a total of twenty-nine trees, saving forty-four trees. He stated where the new driveway had previously been proposed, a new water line would still be installed for fire protection and rude domestic water. A total of eleven trees would be removed to run the line; nine within 75 feet of the property line along Eagle Rock Avenue, and two outside of the 75 feet area. Mr. Morris stated the steep slope concerns along Eagle Rock Avenue and the rear parking area discussed at the previous meeting had been addressed. The revised plan would only 4

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