July 30, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

58 (Pages 226 to 229) Page 226 1 MR. SHARENOW: Okay. Have you had any 2 discussion with West Essex office about water 3 problems that we presently have? For example, in 4 the last six years, we have had eight trenches that 5 had to be dug because of water problems coming down. 6 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Sir, stop. Ask a 7 question, please. Ask a question. 8 MR. SHARENOW: Okay. Are you aware of 9 that, have you had a discussion with them on that? 10 MR. ANDERSON: I did not testify to 11 anything regarding your -- your property. 12 MR. SHARENOW: Are you aware that two 13 months ago, the Board allocated $26,000 to hire an 14 engineering firm to study our water problems? 15 That's before you're going to be building this. 16 MR. ANDERSON: I'm unaware of that 17 conversation. 18 MR. SHARENOW: I suggest to the Board, 19 find out -- 20 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Stop, don't suggest 21 to the Board, please. 22 MR. SHARENOW: I can't suggest it? 23 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Don't suggest to the 24 Board. You've already suggested already. Thank 25 you, sir. Page 227 1 MR. SHARENOW: Okay. That's a shame. 2 It's a shame. I hope you look up what took place in 3 2004 and why they were turned down. 4 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you. Please 5 -- welcome. State your name and spell your last 6 name, please, for the record. 7 MS. DeCHESER: Beverly DeCheser, 8 D-e-C-H -- 9 MR. SHARENOW: I tried. 10 MS. DeCHESER: Sorry. D-e-C-H-E-S-E-R. 11 My question is: Has there been an environmental 12 impact report? 13 MR. ANDERSON: No. 14 MS. DeCHESER: Do you know what they 15 are? 16 MR. ANDERSON: Yes. 17 MS. DeCHESER: Okay. I find it 18 interesting there's nothing, though. That would 19 help you guys and help us. 20 (Applause by members of the public) 21 MS. DeCHESER: The dog kennel is going 22 to be open to the public? 23 MR. ANDERSON: That's my 24 understanding. 25 MS. DeCHESER: That'll bring more Page 228 1 traffic. More cars, more people. 2 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: More waste. 3 MS. DeCHESER: Oval Road is going to 4 be widened, correctly -- correct? 5 MR. ANDERSON: No. 6 MR. SHARENOW: It's going to remain 7 two lanes. 8 MR. ANDERSON: Yes. There is called 9 for in the settlement agreement repaving of it, 10 which I believe has already been completed. 11 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: Can't hear you. 12 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: Would you speak 13 up? 14 MR. ANDERSON: There was no change to 15 the geometry of Oval Road. It was going

has already been completed. 11 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: Can't hear you. 12 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: Would you speak 13 up? 14 MR. ANDERSON: There was no change to 15 the geometry of Oval Road. It was going to maintain 16 its current width and it was going to be repaved. 17 MS. DeCHESER: That's interesting 18 because I just heard from someone -- 19 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Ma'am, ma'am, 20 whatever you heard is good, you heard that. Don't 21 -- don't bring it up here, please. Ask questions. 22 MS. DeCHESER: That there's going to 23 be a four-lane -- 24 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Ma'am, ask a 25 question. Page 229 1 MS. DeCHESER: And you're saying you 2 know nothing about a four-lane on Oval. 3 MR. ANDERSON: There's no four-lane 4 proposed. 5 MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: Warner. 6 MS. DeCHESER: No, it's not Warner, 7 it's Oval. 8 MR. ANDERSON: There's no four-lane 9 proposed -- 10 MS. DeCHESER: Okay. 11 MR. ANDERSON: -- on Oval. 12 MS. DeCHESER: Okay, that's it. 13 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you. 14 MS. BENYO: Hi, everyone, good 15 evening. My name is Claire Benyo, B-E-N-Y-O. I'm a 16 resident of West Orange on Mayfair Drive. So we've 17 talked at length about the wildlife and the fence 18 and the deer fence so I'm going to expand on that a 19 little bit specifically. My property goes right 20 behind up on the edge, so the woods have a very 21 special place in my heart, the animals in those 22 woods have a special place in my heart. So the deer 23 fence is being constructed to keep the deer out, so 24 my first question is: What are the efforts going to 25 be to ensure that there's no deer inside the fenced