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John, we're keep doing this all summer. >> Yeah. All right. >> Well, really talk as fast. A little music or something. >> You can hum on it. >> You can sing it to him.

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>> No, the pregame show or something. I mean, with FIFA and everything else going on, it seems a little boring. >> Do you want to do the Norwegian road? >> That's okay, too, Mary. Thank you. >> You sure? That'd be cool during the

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boat, >> right? [laughter] Put that on your list though for it improve. >> Oh yeah. I don't know. He didn't tell me he wasn't. Would you like me to call

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>> necessary? Not at all. My room made me nervous. My goodness. >> In three minutes. >> Just highly anticipated. >> Three minutes to spare. >> Happy to be here. >> We're happy you're here. And we're more happy that Karen didn't know enough to call you. [laughter]

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>> Me, too. They should be out there. had something [laughter] great. >> No, he did. was on the team years. All right. I'm doing I don't want to be in trouble.

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>> Okay. 7:30. >> Good evening and welcome everyone. I hereby call to order the scheduled planning board meeting on July 20th, 2026. Please stand for the allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it

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stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [clears throat] >> I hereby announce that this meeting is being held in accordance with chapter 231 of the open public meeting act. Proper notice of meeting dates has been

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given to the Morris newspak and Morris County Daily Record and posted on the Bolton board in the burough hall. This meeting is a judicial proceeding. Any questions or comments must be limited to issues that are relevant to what the board may legally consider in

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reaching a decision and a forum appropriate to a judicial hearing must be maintained at all times. Notice to members of the planning board and burough staff, any use of electronic devices during this meeting shall be used solely for the purposes of bur.

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>> Karen, roll call, please. >> Mr. Wolf, >> yes. >> Mr. >> Here. >> Uh, Mr. Bezel >> here. >> Mrs. Steer >> present. >> Mr. >> President, >> Mr. Houston >> present. >> Mayor >> here.

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>> Mrs. McCluskey >> here. >> And Mr. Okay, just a note, we are going to change the old business and new business. We're going to flip them around so the paper road people can get out of here when we're done before we're

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done. Um, approval of minutes June 15, 2026. The board members have received a copy of the minutes. Does anyone have any additions or corrections after review? I'll take that as none. >> Very good.

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>> Is there a motion to approve these minutes? >> Second. >> Okay. Was it Miss >> Y? Roll call. >> Mr. Wolf. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr.

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Yes, >> Mrs. >> Yes, >> Mrs. >> Yes, >> Mr. Houston. >> Yes, >> Mayor. >> Yes, >> Mrs. >> Yes. >> There any comments from the public? >> I just have a question, very quick question. Uh,

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is there any update on the Rivian uh application um that you all approved? Um, has the mayor, have you heard anything or has anybody else on the board heard anything about the status of A lot of residents are curious what's going to go in there and what >> you need to say your name and address for

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>> Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize. Rob Mag. >> I think that what was stated at the Thursday night's council meeting. I think you were present there that I'm authorized to sign the developers agreement when the attorneys get that together. That's the last piece of the puzzle.

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So there's a Can you just explain a little bit more about the developers agreement just for the public? >> It's really what's in the resolution. Mandy, you could probably explain a little bit better what's in there. It's just it's a guideline. >> Sure. When you when there's an application that will involve touch some public property or

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[clears throat] involve the public like construction activities and things like that or have easements or other things under which not just the board is giving approval but will impact a lot of times resolution and this resolution was conditioned on that have to be the

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execution of a of a developers agreement between the developer and the municipality and so that's outside yes you know they have to make sure that they construct don't interfere with traffic. Sure. They pay for things or give the easement or and I don't know all the terms because that's between the

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burrow and the developer. Um but those things are being negotiated. I know John was involved in that and I guess that's moving along but that's uh that has to be done. I think it's pretty close but that's >> okay. Great. And then I just have one other question. So um mayor, you said

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that the affordable housing agreement was finished, right? Correct. >> Okay. So I was reading the um a legal brief on that. And I noticed that one of the sort of weak points of our case was that we put in a lot of um open space lots very late. There was a criticism

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that we added maybe 70 80 or so open space lots um very late in the process. And I did a little bit of research and I noticed that some of those lots have been open space since the late 1980s or early 1990s. And so I'm glad that it all worked out, but it seems like a little bit of an oversight to me. So I was

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wondering if we could get is there is there >> that's not an oversight. So I was wondering if we could just get some sort of process in place to make sure something like that doesn't happen yet. >> No. The reason that that happened is because uh the state, you know, the state

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mandates these things and then we're required to fight what the state is just telling us what to do. Okay. So they identified parcels of property that were uh either private property, BFW property, parks, uh open space that's

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already there that we had to uh go with our engineers and everybody else to tell them that no, this is not just property. This is already dedicated open space and parks and whatnot. So we are up to date. We have been up to date.

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We always up to date. Um, as a matter of fact, you know, Jim Fear property that we just bought was on that. Silven pool that we purchased was on that. So, everything was up to date. Did you miss anything or submit stuff late because something wasn't recorded?

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>> M. Sorry. You prefer Mrs. McCloskey or Musl You headed up this committee. So, I was curious. Could you just tell me like >> Actually, I did not head up the committee. >> Okay. Could you tell me? I thought you were the chair. So, who is the head of

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the >> It was day. >> Okay. I'm just trying to figure out because my understanding from looking at it and again, you know, I think the things that are on there were park. Clearly, Court Road is intended to be a park, but it hasn't been declared as that on our open space plan on the M. >> Well, it has. Okay. And and not only

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that, but we have to have a um a plan with the county. And all of these parcels were on with the county, okay? Because you have to have a um open space plan that's submitted to the county and they have to approve it.

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>> It's the state, okay? They don't recognize these things. They don't look into them. >> And as a matter, not to interrupt, as a matter of fact, Sue was part of a committee that I asked to put together along with Liz uh

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>> couple years prior uh any of our affordable stuff to make sure that everything was complete, that what we had, the county had, and everybody needed to h have that information added. >> So, when I looked at the Rossi list with

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the state, >> those lots were not on there. So, they were never filed with they were never filed with the state. They're only filed with the county. Is that what it is? >> But I mean, really, the state I mean, come on. They're a little >> The Rossy is behind. Yes.

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>> Well, I think that when Mr. Drestler came, you said that there was a mistake and things hadn't been didn't file on the Rossi list. I think you were at that. >> Well, we we actually updated the Rossi about three or four years ago. Okay. >> If the state didn't get it, I'm sorry.

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>> My my point is not to nitpick. My point is to make sure there's a process in place so this doesn't happen again. Right. Because >> nothing happened though. >> Nothing happened. I think that's debatable actually, but um >> I don't think so. >> What part of that? >> Well, the lots that were supposed to be

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registered with the state open space weren't registered, right? So, there wasn't a process in place to check to make sure that that had happened. So, I'm just asking if the borrow could for the next round of next time if we have any open space. I don't know if there's any left if we could make sure that that was on >> maybe chime in.

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>> Sure. >> No, this was a two-year process we went through. I don't think there's anything overlooked and I don't and the next one comes 10 years from now. So, I I don't think we need to put anything into place because we didn't miss anything. That's my opinion. It would be my suggestion to

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the committee that they think about putting in putting in some sort of open space check because it because it looks to me like these lots were purchased in the 80s and they were they were only declared as open space by amendment by amendment that this board passed at the last minute. >> So, I don't know exactly what lots you

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were talking about. Some of those lots are were approved for affordable housing. Some is open space as well. So maybe that's what you're looking at. Maybe there was >> I just think one of the reasons people move to Morris Pl because of the great

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open space that we have and I want to make sure that protected. So I just if there's if we could if we could check on that and make sure that there's additional layer of protection here. >> It is all registered with the county. It is all registered with the state. >> So can you just explain to me my last

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question on this? If it was registered with the county, why did we have to pass an amendment declaring those lots open space? >> Which amendments of which lots you talked about? >> We did plan amendment that was passed I believe in February of 2025 that had like 78 lots. It's at the end

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of the affordable housing. >> So part of was part of those like Jere and >> there whole bunch of lots on there. I don't remember all of them, right? There was like 78 different lots, but it was sort of, you know, some of them had already, some of them were already on the state registry, some of them weren't. You guys passed to them and

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you're looking at >> Yeah. I don't list. Sure. The master plan is not what puts something on the Rossi for the state, right? >> Please let me let me finish. You You're talking about an amendment and what you said is an amendment to the master plan,

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right? >> The master plan is a document that this board does. This board does not impose restrictions. The burrow buys gets something restriction goes on. An amendment to a master plan. Master plans are a costly item that that happens occasionally um and things get updated

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on the master plan where they talk about how what properties should and shouldn't be developed and how they should be developed. It's just the big 40,000 foot >> area. It is not what restricts property. It is what talks about how maybe properties in the municipality should be

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developed. So adding to the master plan is not something that designated them or made put restrictions on. That doesn't do it. That that's done on a different document, different process, different entities. My understanding, perhaps it's incorrect since I'm new at this, is that there's an open space plan that is an

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abandoned to the master plan that that articulates which lots are open space in the borrow and that this board is in charge of declaring that. But again, that is not what restricts them. That that recognizes that they are restricted. So that's that is not what

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would notify the c that document is not what would notify the county or the state. They get notified otherwise. It also does it's a secondary thing that ongoing basis but it is not the thing that restricts the property or makes it open space or makes it restricted from

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activity. It's just the this board something different. It sets a master plan. It doesn't restrict properties. It identifies things that have happened. So it's it's a recognition of what had happened. >> So how are the restrictions the council needs to pass the restrictions? >> No pass the restrictions when you

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generally when you purchase property with funds if you list them as public property if you get money from the county or the state. It's automatic by law. So it's automatic by law. You you're now restricted green acres and they it is very very difficult to then

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convert it to any type of other development. You can't you have to pay five times the amount. You have to find other open space. You have to offer it's a big pro. It's a difficult process. There's also you know it typically gets oni and other things happen just by

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virtue of of purchasing it and holding it out or getting public funds to purchase it. It is restricted. That that that's restriction. >> That's green anchorage funding that you're talking about, right? But if the borrow has another lot that they purchase by themselves and let's say it's municipal and they decide for

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whatever reason they want to declare it as parkland, they should they would have to register it with and this is what my question now you're getting into a whole bunch of hypotheticals may or may not happen something put >> I don't think I'm getting the hypotheticals I'm just asking what the process is if we borrow it by land and it's not by deed included as open space

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there must be a process for that >> except what you you started at with a premise and I think every people have spoken have disagreed that there was a problem and now >> hopefully you're not answering my question but thank you I I'll I'll look into it further and I'll come back with some more questions because when I hear

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you start saying hypothetical, that means you don't want to answer the question. >> No, not at all. >> Well, can you just tell me what the process is? If the if the borrow buys a lot and they want to declare it as open space, what's what's the process? Does the council declare it? Does the planning board declare it? Who declares

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it as open space? Because not all lot acreage that's open space is green acres ac that comes specifically from the state green acres, right? And there's a process for that. But but if the burrow buys its own lot and wants to declare it as open space, there's a different process for that.

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>> And this this board doesn't do that. >> Okay. So So the council declares it. Who declares it as open space? >> Not this board. I I >> You don't know other than that. Okay. All right. I'll ask I'll ask. >> If you get county funds, it's declared open space on the roster. >> Right. So the lot on Mount Way, I think,

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was county funding. So that was right. If I'm correct, that was county. >> The lot the lot that was recently purchased on Mountain Way was by county open space, >> the one behind the church. >> Yeah. Yeah. That was county street. >> Right. But there's some there's some

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lots included in there. All I'm trying to say is there's some lots that This is why I'm saying you guys are saying nothing's missed. I think there's some lots that that many iterations ago had been purchased and they were never officially declared until that amendment was done. So, I'm just asking if because I care so much about the open if we

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could make sure that there's some sort of layer of checking going on to making sure that because there's many different pipelines that are coming in here to the open space to declare that. It sounds >> Well, I was on the committee with with um former mayor Dutzler and I don't

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think there is anybody alive today that knows more about open space and and dedicated properties and uh easements and all of that than he does. We worked with with >> a lot of knowledge. No one would disagree with that. >> And and we went through every single

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lot, vacant, not vacant, every single thing. So, it's up to date. Okay. It's up to date now. >> And back in the 80s, back in the 80s, maybe, you know, the whole thing in the early 80s, the whole process wasn't done

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to declare it open space, but it's >> nevertheless, what's on that list is open space. At the heart of the question is for people it looks bad to declare things as open space right before you hand in your affordable housing. In my opinion it looks bad. So I think that we should since those things have been open space for 30 years. They should have

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been declared open space long before the month before we handed in that and and I and now that it's done >> and I don't think there were 78 properties that were not included. There may have been one or two >> on the amendment list. I believe there were I don't know if the exact number >> there might have been an amendment list

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listing them all but there were not 78 properties. >> You can go I'd be happy for you I know you like to check so I'd be happy for you to check and and you can call me >> I will check on that. >> So thank you. Sorry to take your time. I appreciate it. Thanks. >> Are there any more questions from the public?

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>> Okay then I'm going to close that portion of the agenda. Committee reports minor site committee no updates master plan committee. Bills coming up. Bills are coming. >> Oh, I'm sorry.

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>> You're doing a fine job. >> I didn't get there yet. >> You're doing good. >> You're doing fine. >> She wants to go home. Slow down. [laughter] >> I apologize. >> Okay, then we're going to close that portion. Um, correspondents and bills. Karen, are

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there any correspondents and bills? >> No correspondence, but Mr. We will have some bills to >> We do have some bills. >> The first one is purchase order number 20261255 from the 2nd of July from Phillips

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Priest Gregel for planning in the amount of 393.75. The second is number 20261274 from the 7th of July for Anderson and Denler for engineering services. The

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amount of 290 and10 cents. The third is number 20261339 from the 16th of July Falcon LLP for legal services in the amount of $945. Final one is number 20261340

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from the 16th of July again from Mayor Ziti Falcon LLP Legal Services the amount of $5,51250. I move that we approve payment for these bills. >> Do I have a second?

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>> Second. Roll call. Mr. Wolf. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Bezel. >> Yes. >> Mr. Steer. >> Yes. >> Mr. Siana. >> Yes. >> Mr. Houston. >> Yes. >> Mayor. >> Yes.

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>> And Mr. Mayor, you were the one who correct? >> Yes. [clears throat] >> Okay. We're going to go into new business. 185 Paper Road building demolition. This is a review [clears throat] from the planning board in support of the construction office.

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This is not an application and not a public hearing. Each board member has received information information regarding the demolition plan. But before I ask for any associated comments, I'd like to have the property owner give us an overview.

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>> Hello. >> Let me start. Let me start with this. Um board may know this is the first time you've done this. Back in 2012, I think there was a demolition that was a very large building and people were surprised about it. So, an ordinance was passed at any time there's a demolition permit for

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a building of 100,000 square feet or more. It gets referred to the board for its review and comment. This is kind of like a this is a one-off. This hasn't been done and I don't know there's going to be one of these after this. Um it's

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it is probably akin the best uh thing I can say is when you get a um a land use ordinance that you get referred by the governing body and you look at it for uh just refers it to you for your comment on consistency with the master plan or any other thing. You don't approve it.

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You can't say no to it or yes to it. You can make recommendations and comments and that's what this is. This this board is you know for in planning for the master plan. Other items seen as having a certain level of expertise in certain issues. you know your tale um and so supposed to listen and if you have

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comments about this plan demolition there'll be a resolution that refers it back and and it provides your comments to the governing body. It is not a yes or no or approval. That's not what this is. Back to you

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on behalf of LLC applicants. Um I don't have anything really to add to that explanation. Um we are here because we've been referred. We've applied for a demolition permit for a building in excess of 100,000

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square feet. I have Matt Welch of Lang Engineering who prepared the demo plans and familiar with the application here to um answer any questions um discuss any part of the ordinance um that you

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have questions about um questions as well. We have an owner representative here as well that I to answer your questions. >> Can you just give us like a quick Do you want me to

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>> my >> swear? It's not. They don't have to believe. [laughter] >> They should believe him, but he's not on the roof. They're not having findings or, you know, whatever. So, >> try to tell the truth. Okay. >> I swear to try to tell the truth.

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Matthew Welps, WCH. I'm an associate with Lang Engineering located at 300 Kimble Drive in Parney. I'm a licensed engineer, although I don't think I get sworn in uh for this. I'm sure the board is very familiar. Uh it's block 221, lot

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2.011, uh 185 Table Road. It's a multi-story office building right next to the two industrial buildings uh that were recently constructed. Uh the demolition includes the building itself as well as the parking garage adjacent to it. Uh

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the building area is roughly 213,000 square ft, which is why we are here. Um the parking garage is a roughly 805 spaces. Um we do have our soil conservation

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certification uh dated July 14th, 2026. Uh I believe a copy I believe Morris County SD did provide a copy to the town and we can of course put a copy to your engineer uh for their records. Um essentially the the LOD shown on the

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approved plans is roughly 8 acres. However, that includes the front parking area that we're generally looking to be maintained both for visual and just for general soil stabilization. Uh the approved plan also include a rough grading so that way after the building

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and the garage are down, the demo contractor can rough grade it generally maintain uh existing drainage patterns. Uh it will then be stabilized. Uh there are on the approved plans two sets of stabilization measures, one for short-term, one for longterm. the long

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term includes top soil and seating. Um, and the intention is after about the 3 months of demo that's anticipated. If you know, hey, maybe there's a future use for the site, it'll just be temporary stabilization. If there's no potential tenants in the future, it'll have that permanent stabilization

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measured. That way, as you drive by, you see a nice pad as opposed to lots of demolition. >> Can can you explain that again? When are we going to see those different things happen? So demos anticipate take approximately three months. >> Three months. >> Three months. >> Okay. And then what?

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>> And then it'll be stabilized and they'll demobilize from the site. >> What do you mean by stabiliz? >> So basically the in the final stabilization the entire demolition area gets top soil in the seat. That way you see a nice seated area. >> But when will you see that? >> At the end of that three months.

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>> After the three months. >> Yep. >> And and after demolition >> after demolition >> and somebody's going to maintain that. It'll be maintained by property management. Yes. >> Okay. >> And the whole parking lot in the front on paper road is going to stay. >> This will stay. There might need to be

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some just again depending on like adjacent to the buildings, but generally the idea is that parking lot will stay in place >> as well as the parking lot in the rear. >> Are the road raids and sidewalks remaining or is that >> there? So the the there's the emergency

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access road that goes along the rear of the building that's remaining. That's outside the the limit disturbance. There's also a fire loop that goes around the building that's also remaining as well as some utility stubs. Again, we want to kind of keep this so that way in the future when there is a

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new use and we design the site for, we kind of already have those utilities here. We don't have to go rip up roads to to get them in. Um the front lawn is going to stay and that front retaining wall is going to stay. So when you drive by on Taber Road, you'll see at least the frontage will be, you know, nice nice and pleasant.

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>> You promise? >> I I can't promise. I'm not the one You're not under oath. >> I'm not under oath. So >> that's true. So >> this that that is the intent. >> So can >> if we don't uh Mr. Ryden will call the

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property owner. >> Okay. The stockpile area. What's that for? >> So during demolition, the concrete's going to get crushed temporarily stockpiled and then it's going to need to get removed from the site. >> And it's going to get crushed right on site. >> It's going to get crushed on site. Yes. >> Okay. That brings me to my next

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question. dust remediation like how we're going to keep the dust down. >> Yeah. So again, a lot of that is means and methods by the contractor. We dealt with this a lot during the construction of the adjacent uh industrial buildings because we do have residents behind us

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that can be that can very sensitive. So, >> and across the street >> and across the street. Um, so I know during the construction industrial buildings there was a lot of attention played to keep it wet, keeping that dust from going off site and similar attention is going to need to get paid get paid during this process.

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>> So, who's going to make sure? >> No, not me. >> No, >> not me. Not this board. We don't have any jurisdiction here. is solely with the construction and the means and methods oversight and inspections are all in his jurisdiction. >> Also, sorry the things that you can

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cover. >> He has prescribed rules and regulations that have to be followed by the contractors doing demolition and he has to ensure that those are followed. But that's not our business. >> So that if I drive by during the day and there's dust all over the place, I have

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to go to the construction >> call. So there's no way that that can be put in a resolution some some way. >> Yeah, you can. This resolution doesn't limit them. But you can say you want to pay special attention to the dust mitigation, but it's not a yes or a no.

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It is they've come and you are telling the governing body, actually the governing body your your recommendations. >> Also, I will add because we have Morris County Soil Conservation District certification, it will also be per inspecting the site to make sure that soil conservation measures. Okay. And I

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and obviously I know you were put on hold, but I did drive through the whole area on Sunday and there's a lot of sill fences that are already down. So >> those all need to get repaired >> and they will I'm assuming they will be >> they need to be. Yes.

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>> I know they need to be. I'm just making sure they're going to be. >> Yes. [snorts] >> Okay. I do have other questions, but we can jump around. Other people have questions. Bill, you have any questions? >> Yeah. I Well, I had two things. One was the soil conservation certification which which we have been assured by the

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witness that's not on the ro that we have and then and we're going to get a copy of it. Yes. We don't know any. The second is soil moving and soil disturbance. So are you going to be bringing in fill to fill in the basement? Going to be regrading and and

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altering site elevations? Those kind of things. If so, you'll need to apply to the council for soil disturbance. Yeah. So, the intent is to fill the basement with the crushed concrete from the building and that'll basically be used

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to rough grade the site. The only thing that would need to be brought in under those final stabilization measures would be just that final top soil. >> Is that exceed 200 cubic yards? >> I have not done any calculations. >> Seems like it might. If it if it does, then we'll put that in our notes that

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that would require a soil disturbance permit. >> Require what? I'm sorry. Soil disturbance permit. >> That's all I have. >> Anybody >> can you share with us what aspects of the building made it economically not

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feasible to continue using? I'm just curious to see at what point decision was made. Yeah, I mean I know that this building has been on the market for a long time. Uh as I'm sure worth aware of the office market is challenging and plus I think the particular setup of

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this building really only confined to very narrow pad of users and frankly this building is very expensive to maintain. So uh based on discussions with property owner it made more sense to spend the money to demolish it rather than continue to maintain it with really

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no prospect of being able to lease it out in the future. And that decision was made with the prospectable one in terms of what you anticipate doing that. >> There's there's no plans for this site currently. So again, I mean, normally when we do

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this, there are plans, but I think that shows the the costs and the challenges in the market. That's >> we're looking for contributions for more green acre land. You want to donate. So is the land for sale? >> There are no plans at this time. I mean

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they're looking for obviously they're looking for users and I think once there is a user then there would have to be a site application. >> So I have questions around the water. I know on the on the plans there's existing water lines that are remaining. I know you guys called out the fire

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hydrants. I think they're all staying. Are you demolishing any of the fire hydrants? No, they're staying. And are they just to make sure they're going to be active like that order line is going to be connected? Yes. >> At all times. >> Yeah. Because that it's important because it also feeds the loop for the

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rest of the campus. So, yes. >> And then I had one other question regarding the tree line. I know you had tree fencing, but that tree fencing I think is only along the front part of the property, >> correct? >> And not along any of the sides. And I think there's a bunch more trees across

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the property or at least I think that's how I interpreted the plan. So are those being demolished when the buildings and the parking garage the building in the parking garage is being is coming down. >> So anything internal >> anticipated were coming down. It's going to be hard to maintain those with the buildings being demolished and kind of

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the regraining that would occur. Anything outside the limit of disturbance would be maintained. anything along the frontage and there's a bunch of trees in the rear. Those will all stay and then obviously anything offsite is >> so I don't know how many what that's one of the things I think about is that's

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going to be pretty open space and the wind and all the stuff coming through there. I just I don't know how many trees are going to be damaged by all that. But I just you know we've done a pretty good job at taking trees down and putting trees back in. So, I don't know if there's any opportunity to do some

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replanting once the demolition is done. I know I think you said three months. I think the plan says four months. It takes us through probably the winter. So, you're really talking maybe the spring of 2026 to be doing any sort of um replacement.

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So >> yeah, like I said, I'd be tentative to put anything internal to the site because really hopefully in the near future we'll have a a use and we'll come back in for a site plan and those just need to get removed again. Uh what I will say I think what's what's pretty common with demolition activities is if

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anything outside of the LOE is damaged during demolition that that those kind of things get replaced. >> And I don't think you have any fencing up on the my right side on those plans. I think the fencing is only on the front part. Correct. >> So the entire right now the entire I

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know the there's a chain link fence around the entire site >> and there should be saw road. >> Yeah. But not tree fencing. The tree fencing is only along the front part of the property. >> Are there well any are there any I think there might be some anything that's adjacent

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to this garage here inside the survive construction. We were all inside service. >> Okay. I I I would expect that in the future when there's a site plan application, obviously there would need to be a whole landscape plan to goong

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>> and obviously the asbestous has already been taken care of. >> Yes. Uh the utilities have been disconnected. The elevators have been what's the term? Commissioned. So it's really ready to And the debris, where's the debris gone? >> So, we have a we on our it's not on this

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plan, but on our soil erosion plan, we have a designated stock pile in the rear >> stockpile, right? >> Yeah. >> But then it's got to go off site. Where's it going to go? >> I I don't know. I'm not the demo contractor. >> So, you don't know if he's taking it to the county transfer station? >> I I don't know.

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>> Recycle what they can. >> Well, they're going to recycle. >> He said the concrete goes into basement. I don't know what else It's like a step demolition then you'll be >> if there's rules that the demo contractors to follow their demolition

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per >> when do you anticipate starting? [clears throat] as soon as the town says yes. So I guess after this goes back to council and council makes a motion. >> Is there any other contamination?

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>> Not that I'm aware of. A couple monitoring wells are being maintained. Um but no other tanks. >> Not that I'm aware of. the first site that people start digging and found stuff but

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nothing. >> But what's the process if they do start digging and they do find stuff? What's what does that process look like? >> Then usually our come out take a look see if it's something that's reported environmental guys come out and that

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gets reported to environmental agency all that stuff. >> Yeah. I mean thankfully this is a you know this isn't a old site like you know we I've been involved in some older sites and >> you never know what happens with just like that money but thankfully >> we're hoping again just the way the

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site's been maintained over the years we don't find just being sensitive to the resident's concerns with with current demolition that's happened in our town um environmental conditions are of concern so reason I asked also and I

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think you mentioned it with the soil disturbance per permit, but um during that um I'll say the warehouse construction, right? There was and if you were involved and I'm sure you're aware, there was a lot of um concern from the residents behind there. I believe there was actually some remediation done during that part, but

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the the drainage sewer drainage back into that that area that's down there. >> So now on your head, I think she there were additional improvements done offite, right? >> So I just again um I know you mentioned it already. It's going to be in the report. Sorry,

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>> that wasn't this this >> No, I know it was it was adjacent to it. >> Yeah, it was >> correct. It was adjacent to it, but it's still there's still a potential that it might impact the residents behind uh this property. So, um it just, you know,

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you're you've already stated that you're going to be attentive to it and I think the residents and the town appreciate that. So, thank you. Anybody else? Where we at? I prepared a resolution some generic

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things. I think that there was uh issues raised concern boardwide law. So I would if you have a draft resolution that I sent around, I would propose that A we they will comply with all regulations regarding dust

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limitation and mitigation and D would be that a soil disturbance permit will be required if the demolition will involve the importation of more than 200 cubic yards of soil. Um, >> I wanted I would like to add >> any other ones.

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>> I would like to add in there just on top of the construction that our engineers would also be attended to the daily just conditions. I will put that in words that barrel

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engineer monitor dust and site conditions on a daily basis. >> Uh I don't think we should monitor. I can react to to uh complaints or issues that I come up with. The construction official bring me up. I can be involved.

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>> I'd like somebody to drive by every day. >> Every day. >> Yes. When they work. >> Okay. He wins. >> That's what we do. So that's good. read the resolutions which we typically do. Um just so you

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have it chair resolution pursuant [clears throat] to Morris Plains code section 23C-15.1 referral of application for demolition permit whereas Tab Road LLC owner has submitted an application to the Morris

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Plains Building Department for a demolition permit for the demolition of a building located on block 151 block 2.01 in the burrow of Morris Plains the application and whereas the building sought to be demolished is in excess of

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100,000 square ft and whereas pursuant to section 23C-15.1 of the code of the burrow of Morris Plains any application for a demolition permit for the total or partial demolition of a building in excess of 100,000 square feet in size shall be

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referred to the planning board for its review and recommendations prior to action on such application And whereas owner appeared before the board on July 20th, 2026 to present its proposed demolition, and whereas the board considered plans and exhibits presented by the owner, testimony of its

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professionals, and the testimony of the board's engineer regarding the proposed demolition. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the planning board of the burrow of Morris Plains in the county of Morris in the state of New Jersey on the 20th day of July, 2026 as follows. One,

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the board finds and determines that the application for a demolition permit should be issued with the following conditions. A, applicant to comply with all regulations regarding dust limitation and mitigation. B, uh, repair and replacement of any

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site improvements damaged as a result of such demolition. C, repair and replacement of any vegetation damaged or destroyed as a result of such demolition outside of the limit of disturbance. D. Uh, a soil disturbance permit will be

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required if more than 200 cubic yards of soil is to be imported. And E, the burrow engineer shall monitor the dust and sight conditions on a daily basis. Two, board has no other comments or recommendations otherwise as to the

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application. This resolution shall constitute the board the report of the planning board pursuant to section 23 C-15.3C and the board secretary is directed to deliver a certified copy hereof to the burough clerk within 5 days and the date

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here. Four, this resolution shall take effect as provided by law. There's changes. I'll provide these to Karen tomorrow. >> So is there any way we can put anything about a time period to not being

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You can put anything that you believe should would be appropriate for the demolition. Anything you >> would We already went through something in this town that we had a site that was just not cleaned up properly and I don't want to go through that again. I want to make sure that

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>> I'm not fighting at the least bit. >> I want to know. I want to put this into words. I'm not fighting the least bit. >> I mean, is anybody in agreement? >> Yeah, of course. >> Well, it's hard to say. I mean, you said months just after completion of demolition the site should be flattened

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and restored with top soil seed and hay like what they said and that's what the engineer will check on and make sure that that's been done we can put a date >> no and and and I don't want to be locked into a date but I think it's got to be

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>> after completion of demolition within six months to a year >> it depends on what time of the year I've got you knowing I just feel it's in here. If it's not restored the top so

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and depending on depending on the time of year or the weather or the whatever. Yeah. 6 months after >> I don't know even >> Excuse me. Can I just say one thing? Would that be an escro fee for the uh here that should be in there.

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>> We cannot oppose that. That's something that the burrow is going to require, I think, for part of this, but um that's not something we require. >> Um upon completion uh of the demolition, the the limit of disturbance be covered

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with top soil and seed to be to be [clears throat] completed within uh three months of of completion of demolition or reasonable time depending on whether other circumstances that would be added to the other condition within three months subject to

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weather and other conditions. >> Can I ask a question about that >> within within three months >> of the completion of the demolition >> and the subject here would be based on seasonal. So with that addition, that would be the

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resolution. >> Everything I read plus that >> Mr. Bur, I do have just another question [clears throat] for you just regarding the the environmental side of things. Um is there something that that we could put in there as a conditional uh with related to environmental like if they do

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find something that they are you know required to properly remediate the whatever environmental hazard they find. any recommendation that you I'm I'm rolling around words in my head right now. >> Okay. All right. >> Give you another chance. >> Sure. No problem. Just going to wait

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till you're done writing. Okay. How about if any environmental contamination is discovered during demolition, applicants shall take all required steps to notify the applicable officials, investigate and remediate same in conformance with state law.

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>> Sounds good. Thank you. Anybody else? Okay, then I guess I'll make a motion to approve the resolution tonight with the updates. Is there a second? >> A second. >> Roll call.

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>> Mr. Wolf. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mr. Yes. >> Yes. >> Mr. >> Yes. >> Mr. Mayor. >> Yes. >> Thank you very much to >> make those changes. They'll be in tomorrow sometime.

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>> Well, the next day. Thank you. >> Thank you. This is longer than your last vis. >> Don't make me use this. >> I thought you were going to use it before. >> So, so I just want to read what Michael

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Road here just to make sure it's on record. Mr. Brewer will update and complete the resolution and make available within 48 hours. I asked the board secretary to send the letter with a resolution to the burough clerk or the

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burough council as stated in 23-5.1 15.2 and 15.3 titled construction and that whole application is going to take another three hours probably. I do have a question as long as we're on

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the business. >> What's going on with Eminem? >> It's also a mess over there. And is there anything we can do about that? >> They've been approved. They came in here for aesthetics. They

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told us >> February had to come in, >> right? But there's no open permit on that property from what I understand. >> Right. >> Right. So, but are they allowed to keep their fences and keep their trailers and keep their materials?

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>> I think that's their properties up and they wereed to put them up in the first place. Looked at extensively by >> Everything I read online says that they're not on commercial property. Unfortunately, the people that are

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commenting online don't know what they're talking about. >> No, no, no, no, no, no, no. I mean online with with the DCA in Trent. >> They have 10 years to complete their um development from 2018. >> So then we have no control over what

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that looks like. >> I mean, we've asked them to plant trees over there. We asked them to plant grass over there. >> I know the clean up. We did clean up. They did quite a bit. >> Yeah, we we we did we we were on them

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for certain things. They had to fix some manholes in the roads and clean up some debris, but it's very minor. And they considered an active construction site. So those kind of things are part of the part of the construction site. They're really they're really stretching the definition of active construction site,

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but that's what they consider >> because the main road in for all those lines still not final final paid. numerous times and really that's all we can do is ask them to do that >> again many times >> many times they're not going to do that

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and then tear it back up again [cough] 28 when it's been 10 years [clears throat] I don't have to resolution I'm not sure the agreement >> [cough] [clears throat]

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>> What's classified as an active building? >> I don't have that definition. >> Andy, come on. >> Well, because as far as I'm concerned, it's not an active building site. They don't have a permit. >> Typically, what we do here is not define

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that. That is one step past the bar. I'll get you that answer. I don't have that. If you see me, I'd like to give a paper to my house. I don't have that one. I'm not going to make it up. If I can give you the answer, I don't have that. >> Okay. All right.

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So, then we're going to go on to old business and that is the revise application. I don't know if Bill wants to update us. >> I mean, I I sent out so sure. Um, you know, I took the comments that we that

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were made in uh June's meeting. Um, I revised the process. Um, I sent them over to Karen. I asked her to send them out to the board. Um, and I asked for comments by July 8th. Um, which I received none from this board. Um, and

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that's where we stand. >> I don't think that the I don't think that the zoning board met last month to do this. >> So comments >> I did get comments from the zoning board. Um those comments would be

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they're they're mainly their comment was had to do with um requiring let's see I got to find it here. and said they they don't want to have a statement that says um that they must appear during the

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hearing because it's up to their it's up to their board's discretion um whether or not they're going to require um during the hearing. Hang on, I got to find it. >> I don't know Mr. If you if you remember,

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>> I I see that it's on the second page two, >> application and hearing process brief summary >> and and and I agree with that, but I would put in there must attend meeting or respond in writing. This is on the checklist.

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>> So, I did have a a conversation with with Karen uh about this subject. If you feel comfortable, I'd like you to explain this maybe to everybody uh what we've talked about about coming to the meeting.

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>> This is this is my experience and my opinion as I can say all I can say is that you have an application that comes before sometimes they're commercials. Now, if the professionals with the

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commercial one turn around and they recommend that it's incomplete, >> the burough officials, >> uh, yes, the burough officials, the professionals for the board. If they they recommend that it's incomplete, more than likely, they'll call the

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professional, talk to them, and also they will come to the meeting if they have a different opinion than what the professional state. So any way you look at it, the prof uh commercial,

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usually it's always an attorney will attend the meeting for completeness and it's up to them also. If they feel that they're totally incomplete, they may not come. Now it's resident, it's the same exact thing. Usually they'll

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have someone representing them or maybe they'll do it themselves. But if they get they get every letter that direct the recommendations of every professional and if they feel that they can go and

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give their opinion on the disagreement of what the professionals have said they'll come to the meeting they'll call me. But my opinion is I don't think it's necessary at all for completeness.

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I agree totally with the board of uh adjustment. It's it's up to the individual. It's not something but that's my opinion and uh you know us I don't know

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>> it has never been never never never have we had mandatory that you have in writing or if you have come an attorney or the completely. We've never had that. >> You know what's going to happen next

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month, Karen, don't you? [laughter] You know what's going to happen. >> So, anyway, so uh my whole thing with having somebody there was we've had several instances here where you've had to go back and forth with the applicant,

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you know, whatever bill or Liz or whatever, you know, writes as their recommendation or whatever waivers and all that kind of stuff. So, I think what you've said has made better sense to me than uh a different way of looking at it. I'll say

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>> it's just I mean I don't know Mr. Ry, >> but is there is there an acknowledgement like Sue just mentioned? Is there an acknowledgement from their professionals or that the applicant themselves that uh that they understand that or they understand what you say or they

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understand the procedure? >> I don't think it's necessary. I I think the way we it's done now is is the right way to do it. If if they don't want to come in and discuss the matters and then they're at they take what the board comes up with or or they get carried again. So that's that's their peril

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whether they show up or not. So it's not putting us in any risk that they don't come. So that was really another one of my concerns is having having an application delayed another month or whatever because of somebody either not

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knowing or know not coming just because and more than likely wouldn't happen with a a larger application. This is probably more so of an individual or homeowner or something along those lines who may not know right and would want to get their pool in for the summertime,

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but we'd rather have join the community park anyway. [laughter] >> As I said, Jason Mayor, everybody gets the letters. They read the letters. If they're an applicant and they're actually representing themselves,

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they've read the letter. If they have a question, they may directly call Mr. Ryden or Liz or they'll call me, they'll say something and I will direct them to talk to the proper prof uh uh town professional if

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they have a question about completeness and then if they disagree totally they will come to the board. If not they agree because they the the professionals only recommend you are the ones that

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deem it complete. So if they agree with them and they feel it's unnecessary, it's and it's costly. It's costly for the applicant to come in and for you to deem them incomplete. I mean, this is just my >> Yeah. No, I think that made a lot of

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sense. You know, it kind of it would made me think that these other steps are in place now. So I lighten up on that. >> Well, I'm wondering if we might professionals may or may not attend the meeting or respond in

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writing. >> That's right. I think that's the language you >> that is that is exactly the language that the zoning board of adjustment has requested that be put in there. Okay. I just I just remind you that the we're talking about the the zoning board of adjustment variance application checklist. I I unless I'm mistaken, I

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don't believe the planning board has anything to do with the variance application checklist. Am I wrong in that? the planning board has not so this board has nothing to do with the varian application checklist. Okay. So then it's it's the recommendation of the zoning board uh that

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to be in um congruence with their bylaws uh that the the the statement is made as Miss McCloski recommended that the applicant applicants professionals may attend may or may not attend the meeting. Um and

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that is what they they have recommended the language we changed it. So >> one other thing that you left out even though we've talked about it many times Bill is no public comment on completeness hearing

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and that's on all of them. We talked about that at the last meeting because you've laid out when there can be public comment, you know, that kind of thing, but there's no public comment on

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completeness. >> Yes. Step six, public hearing, right? But that's nothing on >> it would be under number two. >> Yeah. If I may, I can answer that a little

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bit. Usually what happens at a completeness hearing, if they want public, they're going to say something about public hearing. Usually the attorney for the board will mention and say this is just for completeness. It's not a public hearing. There is no No

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comments or anything that >> but it should be in here. It should be it should specify in here. >> Yeah, it's not a big deal. No public comment at the completeness here. I >> mean, is that that's a hard and fast

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rule or that's a decision by the board made at the time of it? >> No, that's that's you don't have public com we don't have public comment on completeness. You have public comment [clears throat] at the meeting but not on this specific the public doesn't get to talk to the

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everybody about >> the application hasn't been approved yet so there's no need for comment right >> but >> no yeah the application is not approved yet so there's no comment necessary >> but you're trying to specify and let people know

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>> okay so just put it in there >> may it just requires a little explanation to say no public comment at is because this is just the completeness here. >> But the public because there hasn't been a public notice yet, >> but they come to the meeting.

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>> But how do they know about the application? >> It's on the agenda. >> Yeah. And if the applicant itself the and let's say it's a home loan and they don't get they haven't done this before, they don't maybe >> we're just trying to increase transparency here. So

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>> why not? >> That's right. I think if you just write no public comment, there's Why no public comment but no public comment then it's understand >> they just need that spell that >> but it does say also on our agenda you

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know public comment is for anything else >> agenda not a We can have that >> another one. >> Sure. >> Same packet.

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>> Planning board zoning board of adjustment subdivision application checklist cover sheet guide. And so we're back to page five. planning board or zoning board of adjustment application for subdivision site plan review. So go down a few we

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did checklist plans plan scale shall be such that all information and details are clear and legible but in no case shall the scale be smaller than 1 in= 50 ft or 1 in= 1/8 in.

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>> That's architectural scale. >> That's architectural scale. Those are those are industry standards. Those skills. >> So we discussed this last time. Mr. Ryan said the same thing. So that's why that's in there. >> Okay. Bill, do you remember?

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Yeah. I think that was 16 or something. >> Yeah, they had asked permission to make the plan smaller. Yeah. >> I think change theision

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date on the I didn't know that. Oh, sure. >> Yeah, that's easy to do. No problem. >> We I got the page numbers on there for you. >> Yep. [laughter] >> We can put the uh we can put the revision dates on. Not a problem. >> Yep.

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>> Anything else? >> I just want to make sure that Karen is comfortable with the number of plans and all that. >> Okay, they were going to go over that with me. I think we should keep it the way it is. 19 and one original, but I

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don't know exactly how this is. This is all going to be online. Am I correct? >> Not all of it. No, no, no. The [laughter] the intent, yes, is that >> the guidelines? >> Yeah. Yeah. The guidelines, the whole package will be available uh

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electronically, I'll say. Right. Um There there's also what we don't currently have is an allowance for if somebody wanted to submit it electronically. There is no current allowance for that, right? This adds that in there, right? And also reduces some of the paper there, but we still do

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require um hard copy plans. So that's still still required, >> but the number hasn't changed. But it has >> it has because we were because it's uh

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number one expensive to print out all those plans. Um and number two a lot of times um the plans are available digitally. Um so it's easier to see in that way. Um but we still do have the hard copy version of plans.

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It's gone to so it's 324 by uh sorry the subdivision subdivision site interview on page five right it's three 24 by 36 original two copies for minor subdivisions 6 24 by 36

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sealed and five copies for major subdivisions and 10 uh 11 by 17 and a PDF version of all plans >> wait why have three for minor subdivisions. >> I think you were going to change the three to a four because the three was

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for the professionals. Am I correct? >> And I need a a big copy also. So a big copy should be in the >> Okay. So that I know you that was I thought was going to be so four 24 by 36

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sealed original and three copies for minor subdivisions. That's what you're >> Say that again. >> Four 24 by 36. >> Correct. >> Which is one sealed original and three copies >> for minor subdivisions or cyclones.

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>> Okay, >> no problem. That's easy to do. >> So that the board will not get >> so just let me that's where I really wanted to say is if you don't require the hardness of the burl to make the copy of

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everybody else instead of having So then that's an expense for the burrow which we should not incur should come from the >> whether that's 19 or 10 or 12 or whatever the number is there's no reason shoulder those cost somebody here want

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>> well so you do get hard copies there's 10 11 by 17 hard copies that are included but I don't know if that's enough is what I'm what I'm saying the burrow should not incur those costs >> so maybe 19's too many maybe whatever Well, that ain't is not enough. I'm just

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>> I mean, we've gone back and forth on this multiple times over multiple ones. These are the numbers we came up with because there are there are nine planning board members, right? Plus the attorney. So, 10 sets of plans and 11 by 17 satisfies that requirement plus the the larger format versions.

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>> But no, but you see, you're forgetting a copy goes to the zoning officer. A copy will go to the police or the chief a copy. So, that's why there's 19 copies because there's many more people a copy of it. >> And again, the part of this was to

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reduce the amount of paperwork so that they can they can elect to get them electronically. Um, you know, I mean, if the rest of the board feels like we should go back to increasing it to 19, if that's that's what the rest of the board wants to do, then

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>> is this 24 by 36? This is what I want. >> Sorry. >> The board the board is covered. It's the extra This is this is not 24 by 34. >> With the copies that he has here, the boards are covered with that. Police is

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not covered. Fire department is not covered. Uh zoning. >> This is not This is 4 24 by 36. >> I think he's talking You're talking about Sue's talking size. We're talking quantity. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean, everybody on the planning

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board should get this size. >> I think that's what we're talking about. the number of of >> No, we're saying it says there's 10 sets of PL, right? So, there's 11 by 17, which >> that's not 11 by small. >> No, that's that's 24 by 36. So, the way

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it reads is four there's four now 24 by 36. The large format plans um sealed original three copies for minor subdivisions. There's six of those sealed original five copies for major sub sorry subdivisions or there's 10

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sets 11 by 17 and a PDF version of all plans eml I mean even on the for the rib one there were and they had the big ones there were numbers on there that none of us could read on some of that stuff. I like

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I get it's a valiant effort to like try to reduce this kind of stuff, but I think for these plans I think we really do need the bigger versions. It's >> up to the board, >> but that's just why we >> Why don't we go to a dozen on the 24 by 36? >> Okay. And then this is in the

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application. Is that right? >> Correct. >> The application is not a codified document. that that can change next month at this at the board discretion. The only codified document is the checklist. So that there's administrative

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procedures, the the application forms, that's all that's all administrative. We can change that any day of the week at the board's discretion. So let's start out with 12, see how it works out. If it's seems like it's an excess, we'll cut it back. Or if it's not enough,

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we'll raise it. And by the way, even even if we we have that set at 12 and Karen needs more copies, they're gonna give us more copies. There's no there's no >> there's no way around it. >> I I know those of us that have had some experience with this have found that the

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smaller >> you lose uh some details and we had a bad >> some some plans work, but most of the detailed site plans don't work at that scale. I can't review it at that speed. Right.

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>> So >> 24 by 30. Let's go to 12. >> Why don't you I just feel that we even have like sometimes Harold Moltz needs a copy of >> Well, that's another copy. But there's al they're also going to email in a PDF so that can

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be sent around. Correct. >> Zoomed into correct. >> Absolutely. >> Yeah. But you know I print it out and I can only do the legal size. >> No. No. Fair. If you're printing it out. You know that that was maybe going to be one of my comments is if it's especially

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if we're talking major site plan could we say has to be a vector file that can be you know zoomed without any loss of resolution. >> That's a little too complicated. >> Yeah, I was going to say well that's why I said only major where be professionals doing it but I I understand your point. I I

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>> you know it's software changes and that kind of stuff. I don't want to be locked into [snorts] that. So that's what I think that we'll be doing. But um and by the way, for major subdivisions, we're we're requiring six, not three. But >> 12 or older, >> right? So Mr. R suggest is doing 12

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um 12 copies, which would be Did >> you say 13? >> I said 13 or 14, but simple reason I'm not getting a copy if it's 12. Do you understand? It would only be the three professionals and >> Well, you have to plead. You have to

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[laughter] plead to Mr. Houston. No, that's where we were. >> 15. We'll try 15 and we'll go from there. That's >> And if we need more. >> Yeah, >> 15 is fine. Karen. >> So 15 copies and the balance to the will be smaller version. Okay.

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>> Correct. >> And PDF. A lot of some people look at it by PDF. >> I don't that's some people won't do anything around and know where you are. the young people. >> Can I like to take the plans with me to

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the site? >> There's no question about that. >> All right. So, 15 plans 24 by 36 for both minor and major subdivisions. All right. So, we're agreeing to >> Yes.

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>> Excellent. And then we're still doing 10 sets of plans in 11 by7 for those of us that like the smaller versions. >> All right. With everybody >> until next month. This is We're we're done with this and this is going to go through. We're going to do this. >> We got to see we got to make sure that

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these changes are are made. >> Miss McCcluskey, with respect, I've sent this out multiple times. I've also emailed it. Last time I got zero comments from from the board. So, I'm happy to make these changes. I'm happy to email them out, >> but I I do not want to keep kicking this

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can down the road. I think we we've done this enough. >> At the end, just circulate the >> circulate the final one and if we have more comments, we will. And I would request >> So then we're not going to make a motion on this. >> I would Well, I would request that we um

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when the final version is sent out, which I will do shortly after this meeting, um that if there are no comments prior to the next planning board meeting, that that's the that's the final version of it.

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>> Okay. >> I agree with that. >> Okay. Okay. >> Okay. So, if we if I don't receive any comments prior to the next 24 argument in August, though, if somebody says, "Oh, by the way, I didn't get a chance." >> No, I mean, if some administratively has to be changed, we can do that.

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>> Yeah. If somebody sees something that jumps up, I'm sure. >> Well, I mean, this is I think the bulk of everything is here. >> We've been through all this multiple times. >> Well, it takes it does take and there's no rush. >> I don't disagree. I also don't I I agree

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with you that there doesn't need to be a rush, but we've been working on this for a year and a half. So, we haven't been rushing this thing. >> You know, Bill, we have been working on we master plan and that kind of thing. Sometimes takes a year, two years, three years. So, >> and I appreciate the work of this board

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and and the zoning board in doing all this. It is a herculean effort to get through this point. >> So, I I appreciate everybody's comments. >> So, that'll that'll be it then. get the final comments and this actually yes

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thank you very much especially >> most importantly >> don't change it now let's go >> world cup is on let's go [laughter] >> oh it's over my bad >> oh wow >> something must be on >> okay the next schedule planning board

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meeting will be August Wait, wait, wait, wait. I have one question. >> What >> would you not be disappointed if I didn't have one? >> There's a public notice. The Burrow of Mars Plains in accordance with public notice of the Bur of Mars Plains in

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accordance with National Flood Insurance Program regulation 65.7B1. and hereby give notice to their intent to revise the flood hazard information generally located between New Jersey State Highway Route 10 and Granis Avenue

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along the Watnam Brook flood and this is a whole legal notice and it says that uh the flood hazard the floodway will be revised from approximately 2,825 ft downstream of New Jersey State

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Highway Route 10 to approximately 125 ft upstream of Granis Avenue along the Watnong Brook and the floodway will increase and decrease within the revised area. Base flood elevations will increase and decrease along the Watnong Brook. Special flood hazard area will

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increase and decrease along Wattnam Brook. Maps and detailed analysis of post construction flood hazard revisions can be reviewed at the Mars Plains Municipal Offices. If you have any questions or concerns about the proposed project or its effect on your property,

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you may contact William Ryder. So, I wondered if he would Mr. Ryder will talk to us about this. >> Well, I hadn't seen that notice. I've not seen that notice. So, I I don't know how much >> it was in the news feed. Last week's

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news feed. >> I did not see it. But the flood the fl the the state has modified and updated the flood flood mapping for Mars planes as they did for the whole county. And that that newest version is being published and going to

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be adopted by um by the EP as the as as the new maps. We the burrow have to put in place and I talked to Mr. Houston about this earlier this year. We have we have to put in place a whole new storm water ordinance to reflect all those changes.

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So that's that's about all I can say for you right now. >> So you don't you don't know about this? >> That's right. >> Okay. >> Well, I just I know about the whole the whole flood mapping revisions by the state as I just said for for Mars planes

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and the rest of the county >> and then they they you had meetings up with FEMA I believe it was up with the police academy with all the revisions and your input as well to that. Well, do you want this so that if anybody calls you? >> You certainly are. I think that's true.

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>> I I can just give it to you. >> Okay. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Now I'm done. >> Are you sure? >> Promise. >> Okay, [snorts] then. Next schedule planning board meeting will be August 17, 2026. Council Chambers right here. I

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motioned to adjourn tonight's meeting. >> So moved. >> Second. All in favor? >> I opposed. Enjoy the rest of your