October 22 2025, Planning Board Regular Meeting - WEHI Transcript

1 of 17 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 40 10/28/2025 12:18:39 PM 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 1 TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2025 6:30 P.M. RE; PB-24-01 WEST ESSEX HIGHLANDS, INC. BOARD MEMBERS: ROBERT BAGOFF, Chairman JERRY GUARINO, Vice Chairman SUSAN McCARTNEY, Mayor KEN ALPER JOHN CARDOZA LEE D. KLEIN WILLIAM B. WILKES SUSAN SCARPA, Council Woman JORDAN RIZZO, Engineer MALVIKA APTE, Planner JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE, Board Secretary GENIECE GARY-ADAMS, Zoning Official WITNESSES: JORDAN RIZZO FISHMAN COURT REPORTING AGENCY 89 HEADQUARTERS PLAZA NORTH 4 SPEEDWELL AVENUE, SUITE 1440 MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07960 (973) 285-5331 - FAX - (732) 605-9391 2 A P P E A R A N C E S :1 2 H U T T , S H I M A N O W I T Z & P L O C K E R , E S Q S . B Y B R Y A N D . P L O C K E R , E S Q .3 B p l o c k e r @ h u t t s h i m . c o m 4 5 9 A M B O Y A V E N U E4 W O O D B R I D G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 9 5 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e A p p l i c a n t5 6 G A C C I O N E & P O M A C O , E S Q S . B Y D I A N A P . M c G O V E R N , E S Q .7 O N E B O L A N D D R I V E , S U I T E 1 0 2 W E S T O R A N G E , N E W J E R S E Y 0 7 0 5 28 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e B o a r d 9 10 B R U C E I . A F R A N , E S Q . 1 0 B R A E B R U N D R I V E11 P R I N C E T O N , N E W J E R S E Y 0 8 5 4 0 A p p e a r i n g o n b e h a l f o f t h e O b j e c t o r , W e C a r e N J12 C o r p . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 1 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S2 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N3 C M E R E P O R T - A U G U S T 1 5 , 2 0 2 54 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 4 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : P B - 2 4 - 0 1 W e s t E s s e x1 H i g h l a n d s , I n c , B l o c k 1 7 9 L o t 3 2 Z o n e I H - 1 W a r n e r R o a d .2 T h e a p p l i c a n t i s p r o p o s i n g t o d e v e l o p a 4 9 6 u n i t3 i n c l u s i o n a r y m u l t i f a m i l y r e s i d e n t i a l d e v e l o p m e n t o n a4 v a c a n t 1 2 0 - a c r e p r o p e r t y i n t h e n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f t h e5 T o w n s h i p .6 M r . P l o c k e r , f o r t h e a p p l i c a n t .7 M R . P L O C K E R : G o o d e v e n i n g , M r . C h a i r m a n .8 B r y a n P l o c k e r , f r o m t h e f i r m o f H u t t , S h i m a n o w i t z &9 P l o c k e r

r t h e a p p l i c a n t .7 M R . P L O C K E R : G o o d e v e n i n g , M r . C h a i r m a n .8 B r y a n P l o c k e r , f r o m t h e f i r m o f H u t t , S h i m a n o w i t z &9 P l o c k e r o n b e h a l f o f t h e a p p l i c a n t , W e s t E s s e x10 H i g h l a n d s , I n c .11 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : T h a n k y o u .12 M r . A f r a n , f o r t h e o b j e c t o r .13 M R . A F R A N : G o o d e v e n i n g , M r . C h a i r m a n .14 B r u c e A f r a n f o r t h e o b j e c t o r , W e C a r e N e w J e r s e y .15 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : D o y o u h a v e p e o p l e t o16 t e s t i f y t h i s e v e n i n g ?17 M R . A F R A N : N o , w e s e n t a l e t t e r i n18 y e s t e r d a y t o M r . P l o c k e r a n d M s . M c G o v e r n i n d i c a t i n g19 t h a t o u r w i t n e s s , M r . H u d a c s k o , w e w o u l d n o t b e c a l l i n g .20 H e a c t u a l l y e x p e r i e n c e d a l e g i n j u r y t h a t w o u l d c a u s e21 g r e a t d i s c o m f o r t , h e h a d a t w o a n d a h a l f h o u r d r i v e a n d22 I d e c i d e d i t w a s r e a l l y n o t w o r t h i t o r f a i r t o a s k h i m23 t o d o t h a t a n d v i r t u a l l y a l l o f t h i s t e s t i m o n y w o u l d24 d e a l w i t h l e g a l c o n c e p t s u n d e r t h e M L U L , w h i c h I w i l l d o25