January 28, 2026, Planning Board Special Meeting - WEHI Transcript

02/26/2026 05:17:42 PM Page 5 to 8 of 155 2 of 66 sheets 5 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Sir, no. No sir, you1 can't. No. No. Sir, sit down. This is public comment.2 If you, if you, sir, listen to me.3 MR. PANNULLO: Excuse me, sir. There were4 things submitted by the DEP --5 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Sir, stop. Stop6 MR. PANNULLO: -- under OPRA at the last7 meeting --8 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Stop. Stop. I'm going to9 adjourn the meeting if you don't stop. Sir, stop.10 MR. PANNULLO: -- that belong in the record.11 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Stop and listen. Stop12 We're going to maintain order. If you want to discuss13 public comment that is fine. You have five minutes to14 talk about public comment. You can say anything you15 like, that will be your public comment.16 MR. PANNULLO: I'm aware of that.17 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. Good.18 MR. PANNULLO: The record was closed last19 time, is that correct?20 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: The record -- no. Public21 comment is part of the record.22 MR. PANNULLO: Evidence is closed.23 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Evidence is closed.24 THE PUBLIC: Evidence came into hand --25 6 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Sir. Sir. Sir, you're1 not listening.2 MR. PANNULLO: No, I'm listening very3 clearly, sir.4 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: No, you're talking.5 You're not listening.6 MR. PANNULLO: Again, there is evidence that7 is not in this record that did come from the DEP under8 OPRA.9 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Hang on. Stop, sir.10 Okay. I'm going to ask our attorney, before you move11 forward, I'm going to ask you to stop.12 MS. McGOVERN: Mr. Pannullo, first of all,13 you have to be by a microphone. You have to be by a14 microphone so the audio can pick you up. Okay.15 Are you ready to give public comment?16 MR. PANNULLO: I am ready, but I am not17 prepared to give public comment now.18 MS. McGOVERN: Okay. So then when you're19 ready come back in line. We're not taking new evidence20 now. The evidence portion of it is closed.21 MR. PANNULLO: I understand that. So what22 do we do about evidence that was provided by the DEP23 after you closed evidence that we've been standing for24 this now for six months. What do we do about that?25 7 MS. McGOVERN: You know what, we're going to1 consider what we're going to do, but tonight we're doing2 public. All these people here want to give public3 comment.4 MR. PANNULLO: I'm very happy to hear that.5 When will you consider that, is the question?6 MS. McGOVERN: I'm going to suggest that

e doing2 public. All these people here want to give public3 comment.4 MR. PANNULLO: I'm very happy to hear that.5 When will you consider that, is the question?6 MS. McGOVERN: I'm going to suggest that you7 write a letter to the Chairman so he can consider what8 it is, what good reason it would be to open the record.9 We're not going to do this on the fly. It was closed at10 the last time we had -- we're on our 27th meeting.11 MR. PANNULLO: I understand.12 MS. McGOVERN: Okay. So I don't know what13 this "new evidence" and I'm putting quotes around new14 evidence is and I don't mean to sound like I'm not15 taking anything seriously, I am. But I think it would16 be, it would be a disruption of the procedure to do17 otherwise, and so unless good cause is shown there can18 be no consideration at this time. Okay.19 MR. PANNULLO: I understand.20 MS. McGOVERN: We have plans to have more21 meetings on this, so tonight is not the last meeting.22 MR. PANNULLO: I will stand down. I brought23 evidence, I'll give you a reason in writing afterwards.24 MS. McGOVERN: Okay.25 8 MR. PANNULLO: Maybe that works, maybe it1 doesn't, but it's something that should be known.2 MS. McGOVERN: Terrific.3 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Okay. Thank you.4 MS. McGOVERN: Thank you.5 Come right up. Please state your name for6 the record.7 THE PUBLIC: Hello. My name is Barbara8 White. I actually gave comments at the last meeting but9 what I failed to do is provide, I failed to give you the10 copies of the Planning Board note from the fire chief to11 put into the record when I spoke to the --12 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: I believe that we have the13 --14 MS. McGOVERN: It's already on the agenda.15 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: It's on the agenda in the,16 in 2024. I believe that Jamilet certified that and I17 found it on the record.18 MS. McGOVERN: It's already here.19 THE PUBLIC: That's all I wanted to make20 sure, that it was part of the record.21 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Yeah, absolutely have22 that.23 THE PUBLIC: That's all I need.24 CHAIRMAN BAGOFF: Thank you very much.25