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PUBLISHED 5/15/08 ---- This is the tale of two Bakersfield city planning commissioners. One  appointed by former Ward 3 City Councilman Mike Maggard, the other by Ward 7 Councilman Zack Scrivner. Ken Weir, the present Ward 3 councilman, wants to oust Russell Johnson from the Planning Commission. Weir’s supporters contend Johnson has a conflict of interest because he now works for Maggard, an elected Kern County supervisor. When Johnson was appointed to the commission, he worked for a private company. Why is this a conflict? While on the City Council, Maggard supported tough northeast Bakersfield building rules that Weir opposes. He wants to boot Johnson from the commission because Johnson does not fit Weir’s “new philosophy.” Weir’s supporters contend it’s just plain wrong for an at-will employee of a county supervisor to serve on the city’s planning commission. Oddly, not a peep is made about Councilman Scrivner’s...
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