November 10, 2025 Planning Board Special Meeting - WEHI Transcript

1 of 28 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 112 01/05/2026 03:19:18 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 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 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 LEE D. KLEIN WILLIAM B. WILKES KEN ALPER JOHN CARDOZA LORI KAPFERER SUSAN SCARPA, Councilwoman JORDAN RIZZO, Engineer MALVIKA APTE, Planner JAMILET BAQUERIZO VITE, Board Secretary GENIECE GARY-ADAMS, Zoning Official WITNESS: SAMUEL N. KLEINBERG, Engineer 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 ,12 W e C a r e N J C o r p . 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3 I N D E X O F E X H I B I T S1 E X H I B I T D E S C R I P T I O N2 3 O - 3 1 L E T T E R F R O M M A Y O R D A V I E S 4 0 - 3 2 R E S O L U T I O N A D O P T E D N O V E M B E R 7 , 1 9 8 7 5 O - 3 3 A G R E E M E N T - A P R I L 1 9 8 7 6 O - 3 4 O R D I N A N C E - A U G U S T 1 8 . 1 9 8 7 7 0 - 3 5 L E T T E R - M A R C H 9 . 2 0 0 6 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 : T h e a p p l i c a t i o n b e f o r e u s ,1 P B - 2 4 - 0 1 W e s t E s s e x H i g h l a n d s , I n c , B l o c k 1 7 9 L o t 3 22 Z o n e I H - 1 W a r n e r R o a d . T h e a p p l i c a n t i s p r o p o s i n g t o3 d e v e l o p a 4 9 6 u n i t 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 l4 d e v e l o p m e n t o n a v a c a n t 1 2 0 - a c r e p r o p e r t y i n t

p r o p o s i n g t o3 d e v e l o p a 4 9 6 u n i t 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 l4 d e v e l o p m e n t o n a 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 e5 n o r t h w e s t c o r n e r o f t h e T o w n s h i p o f N e w J e r s e y .6 A n d w e n o w h a v e o u r e x p e r t , D i a n a , d o y o u7 w a n t t o s w e a r h i m i n .8 M S . M c G O V E R N : D o y o u s w e a r t o t e l l t h e9 t r u t h t h e w h o l e t r u t h n o t h i n g b u t t h e t r u t h .10 T H E W I T N E S S : I d o .11 M S . M C G O V E R N : P l e a s e s t a t e y o u n a m e f o r t h e12 r e c o r d .13 T H E W I T N E S S : S a m u e l N . K l e i n b e r g . I a m a14 p r o f e s s i o n a l e n g i n e e r r e g i s t e r e d i n t h e S t a t e o f N e w15 J e r s e y .16 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : C o u l d y o u g i v e u s a l i t t l e17 b i t o f y o u r b a c k g r o u n d , s i r . I s y o u l i c e n s e a c t i v e i n18 t h e S t a t e o f N e w J e r s e y a t t h i s t i m e ?19 T H E W I T N E S S : I t i s a c t i v e i n t h e S t a t e o f20 N e w J e r s e y a t t h i s t i m e . I g r a d u a t e d f r o m S t e v e n s21 I n s t i t u t e i n 1 9 7 3 . I h a v e b e e n - - I h a v e a m a s t e r ' s22 d e g r e e f r o m N e w J e r s e y I n s t i t u t e o f T e c h n o l o g y i n 1 9 8 023 a n d s p e c i a l i z e i n s o i l m e c h a n i c s a n d f o u n d a t i o n24 e n g i n e e r i n g .25