Applicant Response letter to Diana McGovern Esq dated 3 30 26

LAW OFFICES HUTT SHIMANOWITZ & PLOCKER A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION STEWARE M. HUTT (1929-2013) RONALD L, SHIMANOWITZ ¢ 459 AMBOY AVENUE DAVID M. HUTT + P.O, BOX 648 BRYAN D. PLOCKER¢ WOODBRIDGE, NEW JERSEY 07095 JANICE K: SCHERER» THOMAS]. PERRY ¢ DAVIDT, FERRARA KEVIN M, KILLMURRAY<0 CHRISTOPHER M. WALL» TEL: (732) 634-6400 FAX: (732) 684-0718 + ALSO ADMITTED NY BAR + ALSO ADMITTED FL BAR © OF COUNSEL March 30, 2026 VIA EMAIL AND FEDERAL EXPRESS Diana McGovern, Esq. Gaccione Pomaco, P.C. One Boland Drive, Suite 102 West Orange, NJ 07052 Re: West Orange Planning Board Application No, PB-24-01 - West Essex Highlands, Inc. Block 179, Lot 32 (the “Subject Property”) Dear Ms. McGovern: This firm represents the applicant, West Essex Highlands, Inc. (“Applicant”), in connection with the above referenced application for preliminary and final site plan approval pending before the West Orange Planning Board (the “Board”). After the close of testimony, public comment, and counsel summations, during the Board’s deliberations at the public hearing held on March 4, 2026, the Board asked the Applicant to review certain items regarding the proposed development. Please accept this correspondence as Applicant’s response. Sewer As supported by the Board record, including the site plan (sheets SP-18 through SP-24, SP-46, SP-48, and SP-49), the on-site sewer system is designed to convey sewage from the buildings to a pump station located south of Road D. The pump station will pump the sewage through a force main which will connect to a manhole in Bakley Terrace and the public sewer system through an existing utility easement. The Township of West Orange (“West Orange” or the “Township”) has the obligation to reasonably cooperate with the Applicant to provide sewer service to the Subject Property, as provided for in paragraph 2.3 of the April 2020 Settlement of Litigation Agreement between the Applicant and West Orange (the “Settlement Agreement”). This obligation to cooperate includes, but is not limited to, the endorsement of all required third-party applications for sewer service. As the Board is aware, Applicant will need to make application to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (““NJDEP”) for a Treatment Works Approval (“TWA”), which requires endorsement by the Township Engineer. That application process is outside the jurisdiction of

y Department of Environmental Protection (““NJDEP”) for a Treatment Works Approval (“TWA”), which requires endorsement by the Township Engineer. That application process is outside the jurisdiction of the