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Supporting Documentation · May 28, 2026

Prior Resolutions of Approval submission

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game days, about the Applicant’s willingness to employ parking personnel and off-duty police officers on football games days to provide parking direction and pedestrian and traffic safety, and about proposed turning restrictions out of the existing parking lot; and WHEREAS the Applicant offered the testimony of Dennis Galway, a tree expert and certified and approved forester pursuant to the Society of American Foresters and the New Jersey Forest Service, who was recognized by the Board as such, Mr. Galway testified about the West Orange Tree Ordinance, his review of the tree removal plan prepared by Mr. Stewart's office, as well as the tree replacement plan prepared by Mr. Cairone’s office, and various reports proffered by the Objector Malanga about an “old growth forest,” he concluded that the methodology used by the Applicant to determine the number of trees was appropriate, that the existing forest is not a healthy one and removal and replanting of some trees will be beneficial to the Subject Property, and that the tree replacement plan is adequate; and WHEREAS the Applicant offered the testimony of Peter G. Steck, a licensed professional planner of the State of New Jersey, who was accepted by the Board as such, Mr. Steck testified about the proposed use of the Subject Property from a planning prospective, highlighting the substantial proposed buffer on the northerly property line, the open Space aspect of the proposal in that building coverage will be less than 1% and impervious coverage will 15.937%, his examination of the West -4-

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