LETTER 3 12 25 to Chair and McGovern TheWayMaker LLCRC1

Website: bittigerelias.com | New York Office: 11 Broadway, Suite 615, New York, New York 10004 March 12, 2025 Via Electronic Mail only Chairman and Members of the Planning Board Dianna McGovern, Esq. Planning Board Counsel RE: Application: TheWayMaker LLC 40 Eagle Ridge Way West Orange, NJ Counsel McGovern, As you may recall, this firm represents TheWayMaker LLC with regard to the current Planning Board Application that is proceeding by consent and agreement, which requires a vote tonight. I am in receipt of the March 10, 2025 letter from Herold Law and the March 11, 2025 letter from NewWorld Matrix Engineering addressed to this Board directing this Board not to proceed with the current Application, both of which are predicated on specious reasoning. The letters are both rejected. The Letter from Herold Law is unsupported by the facts and the regulations. The joining and adoption of that letter by NewWorld Matrix Engineering is surprising and equally unsupported. Mr. Scott’s letter was artfully drafted by use of the words “all the engineers in the room agree…” inferring that even the Applicants engineer was in agreement. For the record, the Applicant’s engineer was on a Zoom connection and did NOT agree with the unsupported theories put forth in this alleged meeting. Further for the record and to disabuse the Herold Law from their inflammatory statements, all work at the Applicant’s property proceeded by permit. This Application is solely for a Stormwater Management Plan that fully and completely complies with the requirements of the NJ Administrative Code and the West Orange Ordinances. The Chairman suggested a meeting of engineers to discuss the tangential ditch item with an optimistic belief that the issue could be put to rest. It was not. In good faith the Applicant directed its engineer to participate in a "ditch global solution" meeting with the engineers from Crystal Point, Llewellyn Park, the Township Engineer and the West Orange Planning Board Engineer. Rather than discussing a solution, the engineer from Llewellyn Park accused and threatened the Applicant's engineer with unfounded and ridiculous allegations, which were verbally supported by Crystal Point's and the Township's engineers. No solutions were presented or discussed. Professionally, it was a waste of time and money because the agenda was not serious, and the meeting appeared to be a

al Point's and the Township's engineers. No solutions were presented or discussed. Professionally, it was a waste of time and money because the agenda was not serious, and the meeting appeared to be a planned ambush with an incorrect expectation. This did not seem to be the intent of the Chairman in suggesting that the professionals meet.