June 4, 2025, Planning Board Regular Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 of 41 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 101 06/20/2025 06:55:03 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, JUNE 4, 2025 6:30 P.M. RE; PB-24-01 WEST ESSEX HIGHLANDS, INC. BOARD MEMBERS: ROBERT BAGOFF, Chairman SUSAN McCARTNEY, Mayor JERRY GUARINO, Vice Chairman KEN ALPER FRANK NOBORINE JOHN CARDOZA RYAN MacNEILL, Engineer GERARD HAIZEL, Planner JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE, Board Secretary GENIECE GARY-ADAMS, Zoning Official JOSEPH FAGAN, Zoom Moderator WITNESS: MARK GALLAGHER 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 1 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S 2 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N 3 O - 1 4 S L I D E P R E S E N T A T I O N 4 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 : 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 s , I n c . B l o c k 1 7 9 L o t 3 2 Z o n e I H - 1 .2 W a r n e r R o a d . T h e a p p l i c a n t i s p r o p o s i n g t o d e v e l o p a3 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 y r e s i d e n t i a l4 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 n t h e5 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 e v e r y b o d y . G o o d8 t o s e e y o u a g a i n .9 B r i a n P l o c k e r w i t h t h e f i r m H u t t ,10 S h i

, 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 e v e r y b o d y . G o o d8 t o s e e y o u a g a i n .9 B r i a n P l o c k e r w i t h t h e f i r m H u t t ,10 S h i m a n o w i t z a n d P l o c k e r , o n b e h a l f o f t h e a p p l i c a n t .11 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : O k a y .12 M r . A f r a n , y o u h a v e t h e f l o o r , s i r .13 M R . A F R A N : T h a n k y o u .14 G o o d e v e n i n g e v e r y o n e . B r u c e A f r a n f o r t h e15 o b j e c t o r , W e C a r e N J . G o o d t o s e e e v e r y o n e a g a i n .16 W e h a v e o n e w i t n e s s t o n i g h t , i t ' s p o s s i b l e17 t h e r e m a y b e a s e c o n d w i t n e s s , I ' m n o t s u r e y e t . T h a t18 w i t n e s s i s M a r k G a l l a g h e r f r o m P r i n c e t o n H y d r o w h o i s19 t e s t i f y i n g a s t o w e t l a n d s , e c o l o g y a n d h y d r o l o g y .20 B e f o r e w e d o t h a t , I w a n t t o r a i s e o n e21 h o u s e k e e p i n g i s s u e . I d o n ' t m e a n t h i s a t a l l b y22 c r i t i c i s m o f t h e a p p l i c a n t , I w a s j u s t w o n d e r i n g i f w e23 r o u g h l y k n o w w h e n t h e s u p p l e m e n t a l g e o t e c h n i c a l r e p o r t24 i s c o m i n g i n b e c a u s e t h a t a f f e c t s s o m e o f o u r p l a n n i n g25