September 11, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

33 of 71 sheets Page 129 to 132 of 180 09/27/2024 06:14:01 AM 129 the answers, no. This sites not going to change the1 level of bus activity along Eagle Rock Avenue and/or2 Oval Road.3 THE PUBLIC: You mentioned earlier that your4 knowledge about traffic accidents when you change from5 an unsignaled to a signaled intersection. Did you, have6 you actually looked at the traffic accident data at7 Eagle Rock Avenue and the Laurel Avenue intersection as8 was mentioned earlier tonight?9 THE WITNESS: No, I have not looked at the10 accident data at Laurel Avenue.11 THE PUBLIC: Regarding your recommended12 modification for the Eagle Rock Avenue, Laurel Avenue,13 Oval Road, Crestmont Club portion of your report. What14 would be the impact during peak hours if you're15 recommendations for the changes on Laurel and Eagle Rock16 Avenue and the Crestmont exit are not incorporated?17 THE WITNESS: I'm not following.18 THE PUBLIC: You recommend in your report --19 what happens if the recommendations in your report are20 not followed through by the county and perhaps by the21 town?22 THE WITNESS: Well, then we would not be23 meeting our condition of approval. Those are the24 improvements that we are designing and pursuing.25 130 THE PUBLIC: Okay.1 How long would it take, would you estimate,2 to do all of the improvements that you recommend in your3 report and what would be the approximate cost of4 implementing it?5 THE WITNESS: We haven't done a cost6 estimate. The project itself probably could be done,7 depending upon on what time of year it starts within a8 construction season. So the construction season9 generally would run March, projects closeout towards the10 end of the year, October, November.11 THE PUBLIC: And is it industry practice to12 not update a capacity analysis that is six years old?13 THE WITNESS: No. If it's still valid14 there's no reason to update it.15 THE PUBLIC: And the engineer determines16 whether it's still valid?17 THE WITNESS: Professionals review the data18 and if you're referring to the 2018 data that's19 appended, certainly traffic counts that are incorporated20 within that study have not changed. There's been no21 additional units built within the Highlands. There's22 been no additional units built within The Grand. So the23 traffic that was generated six years ago is the same24 traffic that's generated today and our counts show that.25 131 THE

Highlands. There's22 been no additional units built within The Grand. So the23 traffic that was generated six years ago is the same24 traffic that's generated today and our counts show that.25 131 THE PUBLIC: Thank you.1 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you.2 THE PUBLIC: I have a request. Can you just3 turn off the AC. Possible to shut off the AC.4 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Can you what?5 THE PUBLIC: Possibly shut off the AC.6 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: It's off.7 THE PUBLIC: It comes on and off.8 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Well, we'll see where we9 are. Thank you.10 Come up. State your name, please. Spell11 your last name.12 THE PUBLIC: Rachel Klein, K-L-E-I-N.13 Everything you have done so far with traffic, that's,14 even if they find that it's untenable, the 1,200 more15 cars going by, you don't have any other plans to look16 for other alternate excess points, do you?17 THE WITNESS: No.18 THE PUBLIC: Can we assume that everything19 is going to stay like this?20 THE WITNESS: The application that is21 proposed before this board has the access by the22 extension on Warner Road.23 THE PUBLIC: Okay. And -- that's okay.24 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you.25 132 Please come up, state your name and spell1 your last name, please.2 THE PUBLIC: Gilda Paul, P-A-U-L. West3 Orange.4 I have a question about the access road to5 Howell Drive. How are you keeping that closed if it's6 only for emergency vehicles and will there be a fence,7 will there be a chain?8 THE WITNESS: It'll be gated and as9 discussed earlier, fire -- fire officials and emergency10 personnel will have the ability to open it. It's11 usually done with a provision for a Knox Box, which12 basically is --13 THE PUBLIC: Oh, that was the Knox Box. I14 had no idea what it was.15 THE WITNESS: Basically it's a key to a lock.16 THE PUBLIC: Now I got it. Thank you.17 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you.18 THE PUBLIC: Now I'm back to ask some19 questions.20 My name is Sejal, last name is G A J A R A W21 A L A, 6 Kinzel Lane. Thank you.22 So it's a leading question but I need it to23 ask the second question, but can you tell me how big the24 actual site is for the applicant?25