Johnson has been an excellent Planning Commissioner. I hope Weir doesn't play politics for once and chooses to reappoint Johnson. 

Maybe Councilman Weir can show us a better side of himself if he reappoints Commissioner Johnson?  Might persuade voters that he isn't as sneaky as we thought.

Maybe Weir will give us change we can believe in...and re-elect Johnson who was an excellent commissioner who acted admirably while under fire last year.

Maybe Councilman Weir should step down and Johnson should run for his seat in 2010...

I think that Mr. Weir was right on the money having concerns about Mr. Johnson's  possible conflicts of interest.   Anybody that watched the last Planning Commission  meeting that was held concerning "The Canyons" Project could see that Johnson had/has a hidden agenda concerning that particular project.  Johnson was almost absurd with his redundant questioning of City staff concerning road impacts.  

Johnson finally had to capitulate and vote in favor of the project.  Although Johnson tried and tried to find fault, he finally had to capitulate.  Why is it that none of you  question Mr. Johnson's repeated questioning of City staffs ability to figure road and traffic pattern impacts.  We all pay City staff to be trained and competent in their fields of expertise.  Asking the same question 5 different ways only raises questions about one's ability to grasp simple information.

Why are you afraid of another community member having an opportunity to serve as a planner?

Anyone with a modicum of intelligence watching the December 18, 2008 and April 16, 2009 City Planning Commission hearings for The Canyons project can see Mike Maggard living vicariously through Russell Johnson AND Murray Traggish.  Come on get real.  Johnson and his cohort Traggish are both a disgrace to the Planning Commission.  Politics is for the City Council (you know REAL “elected officials”) NOT for City Council appointments to a “judicial body” like the Planning Commission.  Johnson came to both public hearings with a Mike Maggard agenda: “STICK IT TO THE CANYONS PROJECT.”  In December and April, Johnson argued with the City Traffic Engineer and Project Traffic Engineer; ignored the administrative record, the EIR and traffic impact study regarding Alfred Harrell Highway and Hart Park.  The project representative also pointed out to Johnson that the County Traffic Engineer and the County Roads Department, who raised early concerns regarding traffic impacts to Alfred Harrell Highway and Hart Park, were satisfied with the EIR findings.  He further pointed out that NO ONE from the County bothered to attend the public hearing to support Johnson’s agenda.  NOT good enough for the Omnipotent Johnson.  He is above the technical experts (especially those who the City and County employ as REAL Traffic Engineers).  Hart Park is a part of the Kern River Regional Park, a county maintained and operated facility.  It is NOT a city facility.  The Kern River Regional Park has a service area of one hours drive (per the Metropolitan General Plan).  Did Johnson or Traggish make an issue of Hart Park with the Rio Bravo Ranch project (which, by the way, was on the same agenda on December 18^th)?  NO…  The City Council needs to replace Johnson to bring an end to the political shenanigans plaguing the Planning Commission.  Harold Hansen should do the same with regard to Murray Traggish.