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

80:2, 80:5, 82:8, 82:16, 107:12, 108:13, 112:16, 112:18, 112:19, 112:24, 113:20, 114:2, 115:13, 116:20, 118:6, 118:15 environmentally [1] - 87:25 environments [1] - 50:7 envisioned [1] - 103:17 equivalent [1] - 58:17 ERIC [2] - 123:2, 123:16 erosion [1] - 114:21 ERROR [1] - 124:8 errors [1] - 124:6 especially [1] - 96:22 ESQ [3] - 2:3, 2:7, 2:10 ESQS [2] - 2:2, 2:6 essential [3] - 80:18, 81:24, 95:17 essentially [1] - 7:13 Essex [34] - 4:2, 24:6, 24:16, 41:13, 41:20, 80:8, 80:16, 80:17, 95:19, 101:16, 102:11, 102:22, 104:24, 105:21, 112:17, 113:3, 113:20, 114:6, 115:7, 115:25, 116:1, 116:5, 116:7, 116:22, 116:24, 117:3, 117:9, 117:19, 118:5, 118:16 ESSEX [1] - 1:5 establishes [1] - 88:6 estate [2] - 7:17, 13:10 estimate [1] - 22:6 estimated [3] - 19:12, 22:25, 25:23 estimates [3] - 19:15, 21:19, 21:20 estimating [1] - 25:21 etc [3] - 92:17, 100:23, 105:18 evaluate [3] - 42:24, 43:18, 86:11 evaluating [1] - 9:25 evaluation [2] - 115:20, 120:24 evening [14] - 4:8, 4:16, 4:17, 5:6, 6:12, 39:9, 40:25, 61:12, 68:3, 70:19, 76:11, 77:20, 78:5, 109:19 events [3] - 35:8, 81:10, 81:15 evidence [7] - 65:4, 91:16, 91:18, 91:19, 91:21, 91:22, 91:24 exacerbate [2] - 82:1, 117:18 exact [2] - 63:4, 77:13 exactly [4] - 32:19, 45:2, 71:12, 103:17 example [5] - 9:9, 17:14, 48:4, 86:20, 106:7 exceeds [1] - 71:20 except [1] - 11:15 exception [1] - 102:7 exciting [1] - 26:5 excuse [2] - 69:17, 92:6 executive [3] - 83:9, 84:8, 84:10 exercise [1] - 21:13 EXHIBIT [1] - 3:2 Exhibit [1] - 33:20 exist [3] - 22:22, 81:10, 81:14 existing [2] - 16:3, 19:9 exit [2] - 62:21, 62:25 expanded [2] - 60:12 expected [1] - 50:4 experience [3] - 81:9, 81:15, 96:24 expert [13] - 7:1, 8:10, 10:20, 61:23, 77:10, 77:12, 77:17, 77:19, 86:12, 87:2, 87:10, 91:7, 92:3 expertise [4] - 54:13, 64:23, 65:11, 90:3 experts [14] - 11:7, 11:23, 11:25, 29:7, 30:20, 30:21, 30:24, 31:4, 70:12, 86:5, 86:7, 86:22, 86:23, 107:17 explain [4] - 47:16, 56:22, 111:8, 111:22 Explorer [1] - 47:25 explosive [2] - 18:5, 18:11 express [1] - 112:25 extensive [3] - 67:19, 80:25, 106:6 extent [1] - 11:15 extraordinary [1] - 52:24 extrapolate [1] - 94:22 F facet [1] - 80:17 facilitate [1] - 88:14 facilities [1] - 48:14 fact [5] - 24:16, 66:14, 75:18, 86:12, 86:13 factor [1] - 18:22 factors [10] - 29:14, 36:4, 36:6, 36:9, 43:18, 66:15, 97:19, 98:18, 99:17, 100:17 facts [1] - 80:14 faculties [1] - 71:4 faculty [1] - 7:2 FAGAN [2] -

16, 66:14, 75:18, 86:12, 86:13 factor [1] - 18:22 factors [10] - 29:14, 36:4, 36:6, 36:9, 43:18, 66:15, 97:19, 98:18, 99:17, 100:17 facts [1] - 80:14 faculties [1] - 71:4 faculty [1] - 7:2 FAGAN [2] - 1:15, 83:7 fagan [1] - 83:6 fair [3] - 11:10, 56:1, 122:8 falling [1] - 81:18 famous [1] - 14:7 far [12] - 20:2, 22:13, 23:3, 30:4, 34:21, 38:18, 40:1, 49:19, 53:8, 54:8, 69:15, 75:3 farm [3] - 35:17, 58:18, 105:14 farmland [4] - 35:17, 37:24, 59:9, 105:21 fast [4] - 18:7, 28:22, 28:23, 29:6 faster [2] - 18:12, 26:21 FAX [1] - 1:25 features [3] - 36:4, 94:23, 100:6 federal [3] - 58:9, 72:3, 72:4 feed [1] - 80:19 feet [6] - 19:13, 19:14, 54:2, 60:7, 60:22, 61:3 fell [1] - 64:8 fells [1] - 113:20 Fells [7] - 95:19, 102:22, 115:7, 116:1, 117:3, 117:19, 118:5 felt [1] - 40:6 FEMA [18] - 35:5, 60:6, 60:7, 60:9, 60:24, 60:25, 61:1, 61:4, 65:2, 71:25, 72:6, 72:9, 72:10, 72:13, 72:16, 81:11, 81:14 fertile [1] - 58:21 fertility [1] - 58:17 few [2] - 7:1, 93:6 field [4] - 5:18, 37:1, 85:16, 91:22 fifth [1] - 16:14 figure [2] - 33:18, 53:5 filed [1] - 109:8 fill [2] - 20:19, 98:24 filter [1] - 80:24 filters [1] - 64:14 FINALLY [1] - 118:21 finally [3] - 18:3, 23:10, 35:23 financial [1] - 96:8 financially [1] - 123:12 fine [1] - 76:24 finish [1] - 87:23 finished [1] - 8:20 fire [2] - 22:8, 100:23 firm [1] - 4:9 FIRM [2] - 60:6, 60:25 first [11] - 15:17, 15:23, 19:5, 26:8, 26:24, 37:23, 38:13, 52:12, 88:2, 88:23, 106:8 FISHMAN [3] - 1:23, 123:2, 123:16 five [12] - 20:13, 27:3, 28:8, 28:9, 48:8, 48:14, 67:16, 67:18, 94:10, 106:10, 109:10, 111:3 Flood [3] - 35:2, 61:19, 61:25 flood [10] - 24:23, 28:18, 61:4, 70:5, 70:8, 70:10, 81:9, 81:10, 81:15, 102:19 flooding [12] - 9:10, 11:17, 35:8, 60:11, 60:23, 61:5, 70:11, 81:16, 82:1, 96:3, 102:18, 117:18 floodplain [3] - 60:18, 81:11, 81:15 floodplains [1] - 81:17 floods [2] - 69:25, 102:18 floodways [1] - 81:13 floor [1] - 4:20 Florio [1] - 84:23 7 flowing [1] - 14:12 fly [1] - 67:11 focus [10] - 20:20, 26:9, 31:1, 32:22, 86:17, 93:8, 93:9, 94:9, 94:22, 97:19 focused [5] - 23:16, 91:20, 93:11, 98:12, 98:13 follow [3] - 18:15, 37:15, 47:14 following [3] - 11:24, 40:2, 80:14 follows [6] - 6:19, 14:10, 14:13, 79:23, 84:6, 112:13 foolishly [1] - 89:10 footprint [2] - 27:7, 63:9 FOR [1] - 124:8 foregoing [1] - 123:4 foresee [1] - 106:16 foreseeable [2] - 113:23, 118:8 forest [43] - 22:19, 22:21, 22:23, 22:24, 34:15, 35:18, 36:21, 37:25,

[1] - 89:10 footprint [2] - 27:7, 63:9 FOR [1] - 124:8 foregoing [1] - 123:4 foresee [1] - 106:16 foreseeable [2] - 113:23, 118:8 forest [43] - 22:19, 22:21, 22:23, 22:24, 34:15, 35:18, 36:21, 37:25, 38:7, 38:9, 38:11, 38:18, 41:21, 58:14, 58:21, 73:5, 73:20, 73:22, 74:1, 75:9, 80:13, 80:16, 81:9, 81:20, 82:1, 90:20, 100:6, 100:14, 101:13, 101:14, 101:15, 101:17, 101:23, 101:24, 102:1, 102:5, 102:10, 102:17, 103:4, 103:7, 103:17 Forest [2] - 28:18, 34:14 Forested [1] - 113:4 forested [13] - 13:22, 35:17, 36:24, 37:2, 37:4, 38:11, 41:25, 58:22, 75:7, 80:19, 82:11, 117:1, 117:8 forestry [3] - 35:21, 83:12, 90:9 forests [2] - 35:22, 101:23 forget [1] - 103:2 forgot [1] - 23:1 form [2] - 14:10, 14:13 formal [2] - 82:8, 114:10 formally [3] - 27:1, 80:11, 112:25