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Supporting Documentation · Jan 16, 2025

12 12 24 PSEG West Orange BOA ZB 24 06 PSEG 35 Mt Pleasant Ave Full Size

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Page 57 1 VICE CHAIRMAN SCHWARZBAUM: Okay. So 2 is there a reason why you didn't look at the 3 construction plans of where the substation is? 4 THE WITNESS: Well, basically I was -- 5 my -- I was engaged only to interact about the trees 6 themselves. I was not shown the replacement 7 landscape plan or any of the -- the soils or -- or 8 even the -- topography map. I didn't see any of 9 that, I just saw TR-01, 02, 03. 10 VICE CHAIRMAN SCHWARZBAUM: Okay. So I 11 guess where -- what I am asking is, you're opining 12 based upon just one item as opposed to looking at the 13 overall project. 14 Is that correct? 15 THE WITNESS: That's exactly right. 16 So, you know, I'm looking at these as 17 specimen trees, and I'm looking at the purpose of the 18 ordinance is to preserve them to the greatest extent 19 possible. And I'm introducing the possibility that 20 maybe -- maybe not all of these trees have been 21 looked at individually as possible candidates for 22 preservation with altering the facility. 23 I would only -- only, you know, an 24 engineer designing the facility can say what the 25 possibilities may be. I just say that there is room

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