Email from Ms Micaela Bennett to the Board Attorney

Diana McGovern From: Micaela Bennett <micaela.p.bennett@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2024 4:15 PM To: Diana McGovern ice West Orange Township - Planning Board; John-Basta, Lisa A. Subject: Tomorrow's Meeting Ms. McGovern, I've not heard back. What is the status of tomorrow's meeting. Specifically, ECCC's application. | will also point out that, once again, Ms. John-Basta's letter brief had been included in the record. A letter brief that references my letter to you but was not made available to the Planning Board. You've, once again, cultivated a more favorable record for the applicant at the detriment of the objector. How can you possible permit this matter to go forward when what | wrote was not included in the record, but Ms. John-Basta's long letter brief that fails to address the issues | raise is presented with no context? You should correct that at once. Even though it is late and as such prejudices my position, you should make every effort to avoid your mistakes from the last application where | raised objections to your use of this tactic and avoid repeating the same errors. My letter should be included for the Board to read. Especially since, the applicant seeks to build an outdoor bar. A bar which is explicitly stated in my writing which she avoids in hers. Additionally, it's incredulous that she doesn't understand that her notice is deficient. She should review the court's reasoning in Lakewood Asociation. Sufficient specificity is required regarding notice of alcohol sales such that the public will understand that this applicant seeks to build a structure and it's intent is to serve alcohol. John-Basta's notice does the exact opposite. If this matter will remain on tomorrow's agenda, I'll ask that you add my prior and current objections into the record and provide me the opportunity to be heard in advance of the hearing to affirmatively state them. This applicant has not provided sufficient notice and is before the improper board. Thank you,