Mahwah December 4, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 3 Crossroads engineer provides more details by Frank J. McMahon Top honor Mahwah Cub Scout Pack 197 has awarded Joe Sogabe, Eric Russenberger, Brendan Notar- francesco, Andrew Pinto, and Thomas Wolf with the highest honor in Cub Scouting, the Arrow of Light. Joyce Kilmer School Michael DeTuro (pictured) was the guest speaker. Also pictured with the honorees are Mrs. Connelly and Ms. Kallman, teachers at Joyce Kilmer School. An engineer for Crossroads Developers Associates, LLC used most of the time at the Mahwah Planning Board’s last public meeting to provide answers to many tech- nical questions raised by the board since it began hearing the application for a retail mall at the intersection of Routes 17 and I- 287 in February 2012. The developer is planning to construct a 600,000 square foot retail center with two big box stores, a 10-plex theater, 200,000 square feet of retail shops along a pedes- trian oriented corridor, and an athletic field. The site, which totals 140 acres, is known as the International Crossroads property. Some of the issues covered by civil engi- neer Michael Junghans included changes to the drainage plan and questions raised in letters from Boswell McClave Engineer- ing, the township’s engineering firm, and Maser Consulting, the township’s profes- sional planner. Landscaping was also discussed, and Junghans agreed to donate the value of sidewalks along Route 17 to the township’s sidewalk bank in lieu of constructing those walkways. The height of some retaining walls in the detention basin was also dis- cussed, with Junghans stating that the detention basin will reduce runoff from the site by more than the amount required by the New Jersey Department of Environ- mental Protection. Board member Charles “Chuck” Jan- dris asked for more specific representations of how the buildings will look, but James Jaworski, the Crossroads attorney, said the design has not been finalized. Board member Ward Donigian was told that Crossroads will irrigate all the plants close to the buildings, but he questioned why Crossroads would not irrigate all the landscaping on the site since a significant investment is being made in the landscap- ing of the property. The testimony did not refer to the access to or from the site. Currently, motorists trav- eling north on Route 17 would have to exit at Leisure lane and travel north on Cross (continued on page 4)