August 25, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting Transcript - WEHI

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 10 Township of West Orange or just this piece of land? THE WITNESS: This presentation is just over the proposal. But the mapping that I will show, it's available through Rowan, it's freely available, there's no pay wall, no log in. It's meant to be a public service and many planning boards use New Jersey Map, which is what we post at Rowan, because there are literally hundreds of layers of information that you can use for any project. You can zoom in on any proposal and see what data is available. We have most of the state and then we create our own interpretation of that, that are intentionally designed for public interest. CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: You're basically testifying to the geography of the area? THE WITNESS: The geography of the proposal and geographic significance of this layout, this location and the implications of that. MR. AFRAN: I will stress it is a common planning tool. To go through the GIS analysis is perfectly proper as expert testimony. CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: We used GIS planning previously, I'm trying to understand how this is going to speak to the zoning ordinance. And more particularly talk about it's either there or hypothetical. The GIA tells you something's physically there. Everything else