December 11, 2024 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 of 38 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 100 01/08/2025 12:06:06 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, DECEMBER 11, 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 WILLIAM WILKES II LEE D. KLEIN, PE PTOE LORI KAPFERER (Alternate 2) JOHN R. CARDOZA (Alternate 1) TREVOR TYLER, CME ASSOCIATES, Engineer GERARD M. HAIZEL, Planner 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 B R U C E I . A F R A N , E S Q .10 1 0 B R A E B R U N D R I V E P R I N C E T O N , N E W J E R S E Y 0 8 5 4 011 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 J C o r p .12 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 W A Y N E D E F E O 53 M R . A F R A N 4 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S5 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N P A G E6 0 - 3 2 0 1 0 T R E E P L A N 67 0 - 4 W E S T E S S E X H I G H L A N D S A F F O R D A B L E H O U S I N G 5 98 D E V E L O P M E N T , 2 0 2 3 P R E S E N T A T I O N 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 : P B - 2 4 - 0 1 W e s t E s s e x1 H i g h l a n d s , I n c , B l o c k 1 7 9 L o t 3 2 Z o n e I H - 1 W a r n e r R o a d .2 T h e a p p l i c a t i o n p r o p o s e s t o d e v e l o p a 4 9 6 u n i t3 i n c lu s i o n a r y m u l t i f a m i l y r e s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o n a4 v a c a n t 1 2 0 - a c r e p r o p e r t y i n t h e n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f t h e5 T o w n s h i p .6 F o r t h e a p p

l t i f a m i l y r e s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o n a4 v a c a n t 1 2 0 - a c r e p r o p e r t y i n t h e n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f t h e5 T o w n s h i p .6 F o r t h e a p p l i c a n t , M r . P l o c k e r .7 M R . P L O C K E R : G o o d e v e n i n g . B r y a n P l o c k e r ,8 f r o m H u t t , S h i m a n o w i t z & P l o c k e r o n b e h a l f o f t h e9 a p p l ic a n t , W e s t E s s e x H i g h l a n d s , I n c .10 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : O k a y .11 M R . P L O C K E R : I w a s a b o u t t o s a y , I12 c o n f ir m e d w i t h M s . M c G o v e r n , w e d o n o t h a v e a n y13 w i t n e s s e s t o c a ll t h i s e v e n i n g . M y u n d e r s t a n d i n g i s14 t h a t M r . A f r a n w i l l h o p e f u l l y s t a r t a n d c o n c l u d e h i s15 c r o s s e x a m i n a t i o n o f M r . D e F e o , a f t e r w h i c h w e w i l l16 a d j o u r n u n t i l t h e J a n u a r y 2 9 m e e t i n g .17 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : O k a y . T h a n k y o u .18 S o w e ' r e w a it i n g f o r M r . A f r a n t o c r o s s19 e x a m i n e M r . D e F e o , s o w e ' l l t a k e a c o u p l e m i n u t e s a n d20 w e ' ll r e p a s t .21 ( W h e r e u p o n , a s h o r t r e c e s s i s t a k e n . )22 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : L a d i e s a n d g e n t l e m e n ,23 t h a n k f o r y o u r f o r b e a r a n c e , t r a f f i c t h i s e v e n i n g i s24 h o r r i b l e .25