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

7 of 33 sheets Page 25 to 28 of 130 09/16/2025 06:29:53 AM 25 Any other member of the public. Come up and1 state your name.2 THE PUBLIC: I thought I heard you say3 something about the American Water Company.4 MS. PEARSON: Yes.5 THE PUBLIC: I didn't catch what you said,6 so my question is, you may not know the answer, but do7 they have stake in this or they not speaking up about8 this?9 MS. PEARSON: I don't know what their10 position is at all. I just -- I do know that the11 aquifers from this forest that run into the Canoe Brook12 are utilized by that company.13 THE PUBLIC: Thank you.14 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Any other members of the15 public have any questions?16 Seeing none. Thank you very much.17 Mr. Afran.18 MR. AFRAN: Thank you, Mr. Chairman.19 Our next witness is Bill Green, who's a20 professional engineer from Litwornia Associates. I'm21 just trying to figure out where he'll stand to testify.22 He could go here and I could go to the podium. I don't23 know the best way.24 Bill, you want to go to the podium or do you25 26 prefer here?1 Good evening, Mr. Green.2 Q. MS. McGOVERN: Mr. Green has to be sworn in.3 MR. AFRAN: Oh, yes. I'm sorry.4 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Raise your right hand,5 sir.6 MS. McGOVERN: Do you swear or affirm to tell the7 truth the whole truth nothing but the truth.8 THE WITNESS: I will.9 MS. McGOVERN: Do we have your complete10 spelling of your name? Is it G R E E N or G R E E N E?11 THE WITNESS: Like the color.12 MS. McGOVERN: Like the color.13 THE WITNESS: William H. Green, III.14 MS. McGOVERN: Okay. My family goes all the15 way back to the revolutionary war. I have an ancestor16 who served under George Washington. Okay. Then I grew17 up in West Paterson, which they changed the name of.18 W I L L I A M G R E E N, having been duly19 sworn under oath testifies as follows:20 MR. AFRAN: I don't know if Mr. Green can be21 heard unless he's holding -- would you rather use that?22 Mr. Green, I understand you're a licensed23 Q. professional engineer?24 Yes. New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.25 A. 27 And I assume your license is in good standing?1 Q. Yes.2 A. And you, from what I understand, are with3 Q. Litwornia Associates?4 Yes.5 A. And how long have you been a licensed6 Q. professional engineer?7 Since around '85.8 A. '85.9 Q. And have you --10 That's an estimate. I can't remember. It's11 A. written on my card somewhere.12 That's all right.13

ave you been a licensed6 Q. professional engineer?7 Since around '85.8 A. '85.9 Q. And have you --10 That's an estimate. I can't remember. It's11 A. written on my card somewhere.12 That's all right.13 Q. Have you had an opportunity to testify before14 boards or agencies before?15 Yes, Litwornia Associates sits on planning boards16 A. in South Jersey, right now we're in Pemberton Township,17 which is rather large. And in fact we have in the18 neighborhood of four million square feet of warehousing19 and another probably seven, eight hundred single family20 homes being proposed in two separate subdivisions in the21 township. We reviewed all those, all those applications22 and advise the board as to, you know, whether they23 should be approved or not on the basic -- mainly24 traffic.25 28 MR. AFRAN: I would like to propose Mr.1 Litwornia -- I'm sorry. Mr. Green as a expert witness2 in the field of civil engineering.3 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Any member of the board4 have any questions?5 Mr. Green, your license in the State of New6 Jersey is still active, sir. Is that correct?7 THE WITNESS: Yes.8 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you. Go right,9 ahead sir. We accept you as a licensed engineer in the10 State of New Jersey.11 MR. AFRAN: The way we're set up, Mr. Green12 is looking at me but not at the board. Perhaps if I go13 to the podium perhaps it would be better if he was14 facing the board.15 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: That's okay. I think16 everybody can hear him.17 MR. AFRAN: Okay, great. Thank you.18 Mr. Green, I understand you have analyzed the19 Q. site plan application here, is that correct?20 Thoroughly, yes.21 A. Okay.22 Q. And with respect to the -- strike that.23 I'm going to ask you questions about different24 aspects of the plan that I know you have reviewed and25