December 10, 2025, Planning Board Special Meeting - WEHI Transcript

1 of 55 sheets Page 1 to 4 of 144 01/14/2026 10:36:25 AM 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, DECEMBER 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 LORI KAPFERER WILLIAM B. WILKES KEN ALPER JOHN CARDOZA SUSAN SCARPA, Councilwoman 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 9 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 B R U C E I . A F R A N , E S Q .10 1 0 B R E A B U R N D R I V E P R I N C E T O N , N E W J E R S E Y 0 8 5 4 011 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 J C o r p .12 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 O - 3 8 E - M A I L N O V E M B E R 1 3 , 2 0 2 5 - D E C E M B E R 9 , 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 : T h e a p p l i c a n t i s p r o p o s i n g1 t o 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 y2 r e s i d e n t i a l 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 n3 t h e 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 .4 W e a r e i n t h e m i d d l e o f t e s t i m o n y b y M r . K l e i n b e r g .5 M r . K l e i n b e r g , y o u r e a l i z e y o u a r e s t i l l u n d e r6 o a t h , s i r ?7 T H E W I T N E S S : I u n d e r s t a n d .8 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : G o o d . T h a n k y o u .9 M S . M c G O V E R N : M r . A f r a n , I d o n ' t k n o w10 w h e t h e r y o u w e r e d o n e o r i f w e a r

I u n d e r s t a n d .8 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : G o o d . T h a n k y o u .9 M S . M c G O V E R N : M r . A f r a n , I d o n ' t k n o w10 w h e t h e r y o u w e r e d o n e o r i f w e a r e r e a d y f o r p u b l i c11 q u e s t i o n s ?12 M R . A F R A N : N o , w e s t i l l h a v e a l i t t l e m o r e13 t o d o .14 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : M r . A f r a n .15 M R . A F R A N : T h a n k y o u .16 G o o d e v e n i n g .17 C H A I R M A N B A G O F F : G o o d e v e n i n g .18 M r . K l e i n b e r g , g o o d e v e n i n g . W e a r e c o n t i n u i n g .19 Q. G o o d e v e n i n g , M r . A f r a n .20 A. T h a n k y o u .21 Q. I f y o u r e c a l l w e l e f t o f f t a l k i n g a b o u t S e c t i o n22 8 - 1 3 o f t h e A r m y M a n u a l . Y o u i n d i c a t e d y o u w a n t e d t o23 i d e n t i f y a t l e a s t t h e c a t e g o r y d e s c r i p t i o n o f t h a t p a r t24 o f t h e m a n u a l . D i d y o u h a v e a c h a n c e t o d o a n y f u r t h e r25