September 17, 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 99 be made. It's a road connection that's typical, but I will have to defer to the legal interpretation. I don't know why they would have to consent. There's no site plan application to them, there is no regulatory provision for those lots that fall within West Orange. MR. PLOCKER: And Mr. Alper, if I may add, that allegation has been made, there are old approvals being referenced. We have never seen any documents to the contrary. If anybody has any we would love to look at them and certainly address them. MR. ALPER: Similarly, are there deed restrictions on this property that would prevent, even if you owned them, that would prevent them from being used for emergency roadways? MR. PLOCKER: Not to our knowledge. MR. ALPER: Okay. This is probably too hypothetical, but in an emergency, in an emergency where West Orange conditions determined it's necessary to evacuate or the weather forced everyone to leave or just to allow as an option to leave, you know, a tree is down on Oval with power out, could Essex Fells or Verona say, no, that West Orange can't open one of those two access points to allow people, I wouldn't imagine it would every be a problem for fire trucks, I'm wondering specifically, you