The January 7th planning board meetings called to order. This is to advise that the notice of time, date, location, and to the extent known agenda of subject meeting was primary posted in the public place reserved for such or similar announcements on December 23rd, 2025
and transmitted to the times the Princeton packet in West Windsor and Plansboro News on December 23rd, 2025. Filed with the township clerk on December 23rd, 2025. >> Please call the RO. >> Mr. Patel,
>> Mr. Mr. Lavaro, >> Mr. Shaktau, Mr. >> Chair, it should be >> Mr. Pankov. >> Yes. >> Mr. B. >> Yes. >> Miss Barie. >> Miss Applegate. >> Yes. >> Councilman Whitfield.
>> Yes. >> Mayor Marte. >> Yes. >> Vice Chairman Hobberman >> here. >> Chairman Karp >> here. Thank you. We have a quorum. Um, no committee meetings, minutes, but um, I'll open up for the public for
non-aggenda non-pending items in the township. I see no no uh, excitement on anybody's faces. Um, going to close the I'm not going to close the public, but there's no comments from the public. Um, you go
ahead, mayor. >> Yeah. Uh, can I have two minutes? You got the clock going. >> Do you want you want two minutes now or after we approve the minutes? >> Okay. Whichever way you >> you have a public comment. Do you want
to step up? >> Yeah. Yeah. I want to do public comment. >> Not step up but do from here. >> You want to do you want comments now or you want to wait till after a minute? >> Yeah. I I would do comment now. >> Okay. Go ahead. >> Yeah. Sure. >> Yeah. So I just want to thank it's last
meeting for this gentleman Martin Witfield. um he's retiring from council. So I just want to acknowledge uh him for his service. Uh the first time I met him was in 2013 when he ran against me and I
didn't know who he was until I saw his name on the on the ballot and I said who why is this nice guy running against me? Uh the bad news is both of us lost that election. Good news is we found good friends. We became good friends because
we used to talk a lot during the election season and he has done a lot for the community even before he joined the council. Um he did a lot for the community by bringing all of them uh together at whack. I mean a lot of wack successes because of his skill and what
he did there as the manager of the uh center. Um so then when we were looking for a running mate then he served on the school board for one term two terms. >> Two times well one and a half times. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Uh so when we were lucky looking for running mate, we asked him and uh we
were happy that he agreed to join us. Um now he has three young boys uh in middle school and he wants to do something on his own uh uh to do his business. So and because of his family situation, he can't run against but I just want to
thank him from bottom of my heart not only on behalf of myself but all the community for everything he has done. Um the good news is I don't think we have seen last of him. Uh he will be he will be back and I expect him to be back. So Martin thank you very much. >> Thank you so very much mayor. Thank you
to everyone. Truly appreciate it. Thank you. Thank you. >> Very very nice. Thank you. >> Okay. Next up on the agenda is the minutes from December 17, 2025.
Um, anybody have any changes or amendments? I I gave Patric a very um minor change on page five. Anybody have anything else?
Okay. Okay. I'll entertain a motion to approve the minutes from December 17, 2025 with the minor amendment that I already provided. Trish. >> So move, Mr. Chairman. >> Moved by Simon. Second by >> second. >> Second by the mayor.
Um all in favor that can vote, please uh say I. >> I. >> Okay. So do you have who the eyes are? Okay. Okay. Minutes approved. Um, next up on the agenda is resolution
PB25-09 towns at West Windsor Group Home Final Major Site Plan. >> Okay, Jerry, do you want to just give a quick like like a two sentence summary on what it is?
>> Yeah. This is part of what was originally American Properties Heritage Village. Then it's become Towns at West Windsor, which is now a Hubmanian project. And part of that project, it's a one of our major um
affordable housing sites. Part of the part of the program is a four bedroomedroom group home to serve um medically disabled, very low-income persons. That was part of the approval that was given back in I think 2000
>> 2000 was it 2000 >> I think so. Um and the whole program was approved that is for the the development for the entire site was approved back then preliminary and final. Um but for the
group home only preliminary was granted because at that point the um the planning board wanted just some more information on some relatively minor stuff. Um and u so so they deferred that and they finally came in with a group home for final and that was what was
granted. So it was uh we wanted the really the issue with was consistency with the um uh with the preliminary approval of course with the master plan as well and that was all shown. The only um waiver was for the parking lot
lighting. I think it uh 0 6 foot candles. So, the average foot candle average foot candle lighting permitted in the parking area and it was 1.1. Board granted that it determined that given what this use was all about
with 24-hour service, a staff would be coming in all times. There'd always be a nurse on duty. So frequently a nurse and other staff persons would be coming at night. Um guests might be coming also especially at night during the winter
hours when night comes very early. So that was granted by the board. Um the only condition is with respect to the um there had to be a uh an access easement
um granted from the main development itself. the towns to the group home going through a um a site in the the township in the main development um tract itself. But the way the group home
would be accessed would be off the Princeton Heightstown Road um using that that access road which is called what is it? Thompson Place. >> Yep. Um and an access easement was granted but the um we hadn't we had we
had just gotten the access easement literally the night of the uh of the hearing which this all happened obviously very quickly um and um Francis said you know we should really have our surveyor checks and meets and bounds that's the only condition so that's what that's all about. Okay,
>> great. Anybody have any questions, comments, changes to the resolution? >> Uh, correction on page eight. Um, the name John Taylor should be struck and the name of Annis Big should be replaced.
Page eight of the resolution. >> I think you already put that down, but check out He's listed. >> He's listed third one. Third name. >> Who's John Taylor anyway? >> He's mentioned here,
>> right? Who's John Taylor? >> Assistant Township engineer. >> Are we getting votes? >> Okay, got that. Okay. I'll entertain a motion to approve RE resolution PB25-09. >> So move, Mr. Chair.
>> Moved by Simon with the amendments as noted. Any >> second? >> Second by Curtis. Please call the role, please. >> Mr. Pankov, >> yes. >> Miss Applegate, >> yes. >> Councilman Whitfield, >> yes.
>> Mayor Marte, >> yes. >> Vice Chairman Hobberman, >> yes. Chairman Karp. >> Yes. >> In your folder will be posted on the website. So, >> right. Okay. Um, no other agenda items. I'll entertain a motion to close the
public hearing. >> So, move, Mr. Chairman. Second. >> All in favor say I. >> Okay. I entertain a motion to go into close session. for the purpose of litigation. >> For the purpose of uh discussing uh pending litigation moved by Allan,
second by all in favor say I. I. Okay. Okay. Nobody talk.