October 30, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 of 80 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 203 11/06/2024 03:21:43 PM 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2024 6:30 P.M. RE; PB-24-01 WEST ESSEX HIGHLANDS, INC. BOARD MEMBERS: ROBERT BAGOFF, Chairman JERRY GUARINO, Vice Chairman SUSAN McCARTNEY, Mayor BILL RUTHERFORD, Council President LEE KLEIN WILLIAM WILKES II LEE D. KLEIN, PE PTOE LORI KAPFERER (Alternate 2) JOHN R. CARDOZA (Alternate 1) KEN ALPER JOHN HESS, Engineer GERARD M. HAIZEL, Planner JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE, Board Secretary GENIECE GARY-ADAMS, Zoning Official JOSEPH FAGAN, Zoom Moderator FISHMAN COURT REPORTING AGENCY 89 HEADQUARTERS PLAZA NORTH 4 SPEEDWELL AVENUE, SUITE 1440 MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960 (973) 285-5331 - FAX - (732) 605-9391 2 A P P E A R A N C E S :1 2 H U T T , S H I M A N O W I T Z & P L O C K E R , E S Q S . B Y B R Y A N D . P L O C K E R , E S Q .3 B p l o c k e r @ h u t t s h i m . c o m 4 5 9 A M B O Y A V E N U E4 W O O D B R I D G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 9 5 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e A p p l i c a n t5 6 G A C C I O N E & P O M A C O , E S Q S . B Y D I A N A P . M c G O V E R N , E S Q .7 O N E B O L A N D D R I V E , S U I T E 1 0 2 W E S T O R A N G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 5 28 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e B o a r d 9 10 B R U C E I . A F R A N , E S Q . 1 0 B R A E B R U N D R I V E11 P R I N C E T O N , N E W J E R S E Y 0 8 5 4 0 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e O b j e c t o r , W e C a r e N J12 C o r p . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 I N D E X1 W I T N E S S D I R E C T C R O S S R E D I R E C T R E C R O S S2 3 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S4 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N P A G E5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : A p p l i c a t i o n P B - 2 4 - 0 1 , W e s t1 E s s e x H i g h l a n d , L o t 3 2 Z o n e I H - 1 . T h e a p p l i c a n t i s2 p r o p o s i n g a 4 9 6 u n i t i n c l u s i o n a r y m u l t i f a m i l y3 r e s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o n a v a c a n t 1 2 0 a c r e p r o p e r t y i n4 t h e n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f t h e t o w n s h i p .5 A t t h i s t i m e I w o u l d l i k e t o c a l l M r . W a y n e D e f e o6 f o r t h e t r e e r e p o r t a n d c o m p l e t e f i l e .7 L a d i e s

s t c o r n e r o f t h e t o w n s h i p .5 A t t h i s t i m e I w o u l d l i k e t o c a l l M r . W a y n e D e f e o6 f o r t h e t r e e r e p o r t a n d c o m p l e t e f i l e .7 L a d i e s a n d G e n t l e m a n , M r . D e f e o h a s b e e n h i r e d b y8 t h e P l a n n i n g B o a r d o f t h e T o w n s h i p o f W e s t O r a n g e . T h e9 f e e s h a v e b e e n p a i d i n a n e s c r o w f u n d f r o m t h e10 a p p l i c a n t .11 M S . M C G O V E R N : W o u l d y o u p l e a s e r a i s e y o u r12 r i g h t - h a n d .13 D o y o u s w e a r o r a f f i r m t o t e l l t h e t r u t h t h e14 w h o l e t r u t h n o t h i n g b u t t h e t r u t h .15 T H E W I T N E S S : I d o .16 M S . M C G O V E R N : W o u l d y o u j u s t g i v e y o u r17 n a m e , p l e a s e .18 T H E W I T N E S S : W a y n e D e F e o , D - E - F - E - O .19 M i d d l e i n i t i a l D .20 W A Y N E D E F E O , h a v i n g b e e n d u l y s w o r n21 u n d e r o a t h t e s t i f i e s a s f o l l o w :22 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : M r . D e F e o , w o u l d y o u t e l l23 t h e b o a r d a n d t h e p u b l i c y o u r e d u c a t i o n a n d l i c e n s u r e ?24 T H E W I T N E S S : Y e s . I h a v e a b a c h e l o r ' s25