August 14, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

57 (Pages 222 to 225)57 (Pages 222 to 225) Page 222 1 how do we know "may"? Are you -- do you want him 2 back? You said "may." So how does the applicant 3 know that you -- 4 MR. AFRAN: Well, he's going to be 5 here anyway so -- 6 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: I'm sorry? 7 MR. AFRAN: -- that's not the point. 8 He's coming back, right? He's going to be here. 9 MR. PLOCKER: I don't know who's 10 coming here. We need to discuss our dates. 11 MR. AFRAN: No, no, I don't mean that, 12 I -- 13 MR. PLOCKER: We're definitely moving 14 forward on a date. 15 MR. AFRAN: Right. 16 MR. PLOCKER: I don't know if all of 17 our team is going to be here, it's something we need 18 to evaluate and discuss. 19 MR. AFRAN: Okay, so Mr. Plocker and I 20 can talk and we can try to work out if I need Mr. 21 Anderson back, we'll find out when he's going to be 22 here. 23 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: So right now, we're 24 looking at Wednesday, 9/11, 6:30, for a special 25 meeting. Is that good for you guys? Page 224 1 September 11 at 6:30 p.m. live in Council Chambers, 2 and the next regular Planning Board meeting will be 3 Wednesday, September 24, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom. 4 Do I have a motion to adjourn? 5 COUNCILMAN RUTHERFORD: So moved. 6 VICE-CHAIRMAN GUARINO: Moved. 7 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Council President 8 motions, Vice-Chairman seconds. All in favor? 9 BOARD MEMBER: Aye. 10 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Opposed? 11 (No response) 12 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: The ayes are above 13 the nos. I want to thank the people on Zoom and the 14 public for joining us. 15 (Hearing adjourned at 10:44 p.m.) 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Page 223 1 MR. PLOCKER: That's acceptable, thank 2 you. 3 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Very good. Don't go 4 away yet, we're not done. Getting closer. And I 5 would like to thank the public, you brought up some 6 very good questions; we're going to do better with 7 the applicant, but the Planning Board can't present 8 our side of things or environmental stuff till the 9 applicant finishes their portion of the application. 10 Our environmentalist will be listening and has been 11 listening to the questions that the audiences 12 brought up, and he will be able to, within reason, 13 answer these questions. So that's why we're 14 planning it this way. And the objector can ask the 15 applicant to bring back people who have testified. 16 So again, it depends on what the objector is trying 17 to do, what the applicant is

we're 14 planning it this way. And the objector can ask the 15 applicant to bring back people who have testified. 16 So again, it depends on what the objector is trying 17 to do, what the applicant is agreeing to do, and at 18 the end of the day, all this information is for the 19 Board to evaluate, with our experts, how this 20 application fits into what the township has agreed 21 to, through ordinance and zone. 22 To that end, there will be no 23 additional notice required for this application. We 24 will carry PB-24-01, West Essex Highlands, 25 Incorporated, Block 179, Lot 32, Zone IH-1, to Page 225 C E R T I F I C A T E I, MICHELE QUICK, a Certified Court Reporter, Registered Merit Reporter, Certified Realtime Reporter of the State of New Jersey, authorized to administer oaths pursuant to R.S. 41:2-1, do hereby state that the foregoing is a true and accurate verbatim transcript of my stenographic notes of the within remote proceedings, to the best of my ability. ____ MICHELE QUICK, CCR, RMR, CRR NJ Certified Court Reporter License No. XIO1731