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Page 91 1 objectives, interest, and welfare of the public. This 2 is specifically provision of reliable service. We've 3 been doing this since 1928 and I intend that we will 4 continue another hundred years, even though many of us 5 may not be there to see it. 6 The second purpose in the West Orange 7 Zoning Ordinance that is advanced is promoting in the 8 public interest the utilization of land for its most 9 appropriate purpose. Again, the station has been used 10 since 1928. That is 96 years of service at this 11 location. 12 And finally, the purpose of the Municipal 13 Ordinance that we advance is encouraging coordination 14 of the various public and private procedures and 15 activities shaping land development with a view of 16 lessening the cost of such development into the more 17 efficient use of land. It makes sense to utilize the 18 land at the substation to its most practical extent. 19 We put the station there for the long-term and we plan 20 for the long term and we are using the station to its 21 maximum extent practical. 22 The third reason that the Board can approve 23 these variances is because the upgrades provide 24 electric reliability and aesthetic benefits explained 25 by Miguel, our project manager, Mike Blake, and John