January 29, 2025 Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 of 57 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 143 02/13/2025 11:25:53 AM 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, JANUARY 29, 2025 6:30 P.M. RE; PB-24-01 WEST ESSEX HIGHLANDS, INC. BOARD MEMBERS: ROBERT BAGOFF, Chairman JERRY GUARINO, Vice Chairman SUSAN McCARTNEY, Mayor WILLIAM WILKES II JOHN R. CARDOZA (Alternate 1) KEN ALPER SUSAN SCARPA, Councilwoman JOHN HESS, Engineer GERARD M. HAIZEL, Planner JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE, Board Secretary GENIECE GARY-ADAMS, Zoning Official JOSEPH FAGAN, Zoom Moderator WINTESSES: MARK SEEL, Geological & Geothechnical Engineer JOHN McDONOUGH, 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 3 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 .4 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 E5 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 t6 7 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 .8 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 29 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 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 1 2 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S 3 4 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N P A G E 5 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 : W e ' r e n o w u p t o1 a p p l i c a t i o n P B - 2 4 - 0 1 W e s t E s s e x H i g h l a n d s , I n c , B l o c k2 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 . T h e a p p l i c a t i o n3 p r o p o s e s t o d e v e l o p 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 y4 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 n5 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 .6 M r . P l o c k e r , f o r t h e a p p l i c a n t .7 M R . P L O C K E R : G o o d e v e n i n g , C h a i r m a n B a g o f f .8 B r i a n P l o c k e r o f t h e f i r m H u t t , S h i m a n o w i t z & P l o c k e r ,9 h e r e o n b e h a l f o f t h e a p p l i c a n t , W e s t E s s e x H i g h l a n d s ,10 L L C

f f .8 B r i a n P l o c k e r o f t h e f i r m H u t t , S h i m a n o w i t z & P l o c k e r ,9 h e r e o n b e h a l f o f t h e a p p l i c a n t , W e s t E s s e x H i g h l a n d s ,10 L L C . O k a y .11 J u s t b e f o r e w e s t a r t t o n i g h t , I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t12 t h e o b j e c t o r s a t t o r n e y , M r . A f r a n , i s i l l , a n d w i l l n o t13 b e h e r e . I k n o w w e h a d s o m e c o m m u n i c a t i o n . I w i l l j u s t14 c o n f i r m f o r t h e b o a r d , h i s g r o u p a n d M r . A f r a n , i f h e ' s15 w a t c h i n g , h o p e y o u f e e l b e t t e r a n d t o t h e e x t e n t w e n e e d16 t o b r i n g a n y w i t n e s s b a c k t o n i g h t f o r c r o s s e x a m i n a t i o n ,17 w e w i l l d o s o . W e j u s t d o n ' t k n o w w h e n t h a t m a y b e . W e18 m a y h a v e t o w o r k t h e s c h e d u l e a l i t t l e b i t , b u t w e w i l l19 a g r e e t o d o t h a t20 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : T h a n k y o u , M r . P l o c k e r .21 M R . P L O C K E R : A l l r i g h t .22 T h e a p p l i c a n t w o u l d l i k e t o c a l l M a r k S e e l .23 M r . S e e l - - y o u h a v e t o s w e a r h i m i n .24 M S . M C G O V E R N : Y e s .25