July 30, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

1 of 33 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 130 09/16/2025 06:29:53 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, JULY 30, 2025 6:30 P.M. RE; PB-24-01 WEST ESSEX HIGHLANDS, INC. BOARD MEMBERS: ROBERT BAGOFF, Chairman JERRY GUARINO, Vice Chairman KEN ALPER LORI KAPFERER JOHN CARDOZA WILLIAM WILKES SUSAN SCARPA, Council Person RYAN MacNEILL, Engineer GERARD HAIZEL, Planner JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE, Board Secretary GENIECE GARY-ADAMS, Zoning Official JOSEPH FAGAN, Zoom Moderator WITNESSES: GREGORY MASCERA, ESQ. WILLIAM GREEN, Engineer JESSICA PEARSON 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 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 .2 B Y B R Y A N D . P L O C K E R , E S Q . B p l o c k e r @ h u t t s h i m . c o m3 4 5 9 A M B O Y A V E N U E W O O D B R I D G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 9 54 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 t 5 G A C C I O N E & P O M A C O , E S Q S .6 B Y D I A N A P . M c G O V E R N , E S Q . O N E B O L A N D D R I V E , S U I T E 1 0 27 W E S T O R A N G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 5 2 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 d8 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 1 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S2 3 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N4 O - 1 V E R O N A E N V I R O N M E N T A L C O M M I S S I O N5 R E S O L U T I O N6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4 V I C E C H A I R M A N G U A R I N O : 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 o r p o r a t e d . 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 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 e v e r y b

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 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 e v e r y b o d y . B r y a n8 P l o c k e r , 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 i c 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 M S . M c G O V E R N : I b e l i e v e t h a t w e w e r e11 c o n t i n u i n g w i t h M r . A f r a n . I k n o w t h a t t h e r e i s a n o t h e r12 a t t o r n e y w h o w a n t e d t o m a k e a s t a t e m e n t , I d o n ' t k n o w i f13 y o u w a n t t o m o v e t o h i m .14 M R . G U A R I N O : M r . A f r a n , g o o d e v e n i n g , s i r .15 M R . A F R A N : G o o d e v e n i n g e v e r y o n e .16 W e h a v e , u n f o r t u n a t e l y , I l e t M s . M c G o v e r n17 k n o w , o u r t r a f f i c - -18 M S . M c G O V E R N : L e t t h e r e c o r d r e f l e c t D r .19 B a g o f f i s h e r e .20 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : W e l c o m e l a d i e s a n d21 g e n t l e m a n a n d t h o s e o n z o o m . W e ' r e b a c k o n t h e r e c o r d .22 L e t t h e r e c o r d s h o w C o u n c i l P e r s o n S c a r p a i s23 w a t c h i n g a n d s p e a k i n g o n z o o m .24 M R . A F R A N : M r . C h a i r m a n , w e c o u l d n o t h e a r25