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 61 insurance maps that FEMA has produced. They have their own modeling that they do that. And the DEP has created a model where they raised the elevation 3 feet from that FEMA flood zone and said, where does that stretch out to beyond that. Because that's the type of flooding that there has been an increase in. THE PUBLIC: Thank you. CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you, sir. Anyone else from the public have any questions on his testimony. Please come up and be identified. THE PUBLIC: Good evening. Megan Coleman, Township of Verona. I want to thank you Professor for your presentation. Very informative. And thank you for giving us an overview, great overview of smart growth conservation priorities. So one that really jumped out to me was number seven, which was Mitigating Flood Risk. And you also mentioned that as the hydrology changes in the area and as it changes for this site it will probably change the hydrology from downstream. So obviously recognizing that you are not a stormwater expert, I was curious if you were to give a smart growth grade to number seven, Mitigating Flood Risk for this property, what would you