Remarks by Eric Johnson
121 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 5
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“All right. Well, seeing as it just struck six o'clock on the dot, I call the September 16th, 2026 city of Lincoln planning commission meeting to order a roll call, please. Secretary, may we have roll call?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Excellent. And I guess with that, we still have a quorum. So I'll make note of that. Perfect. And next item, Pledge of Allegiance. We'll have Commissioner Manning will please lead us in the pledge tonight. All right, thank you. Item number four, agenda modifications. Do we have any agenda modifications this evening? Done? All right. Item number five, informational items and disclosures. Do any of my fellow commissioners have any information items to share? I'll start to my right with Commissioner Gilbert.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, and then I do have to two items that I wanted to just bring up and I've already let the city know ahead of time plan to bring these up. So the first one for my fellow commissioners is Regarding in and out. I'm a big fan of in and out and I know they're very popular here in Lincoln and all over the place. One of the things I've been noticing as I frequent there. is sometimes the queuing and the line gets pretty long and extensive. Sometimes, you know, snaking through the parking lot and I've noticed it's kind of challenging for people getting in and out. You know, there's, unintended.…”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yeah, thanks. And I realize we're not in discussions at all at this point. Do you have a comment?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“OK. Yeah, I appreciate that. So I guess we'll just leave that direction.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Let's see, the next item I have is, so just to bring to remember, so in February 2025, before this commission, there was a conditional use permit that came for one of those clothing and shoe bins, and Planning Commission decided to deny that CUP Uh, subsequently, um, I've been noticing and perhaps some of you have been noticing there's been some popping up around the city. Um, and to my knowledge, those haven't come to us for conditional use permits. So, um, you know, to apply the ordinances and, uh, everything, you know, equally, um, you know, to everybody and businesses. Um, I wanted to…”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you, and then just from my education and others, so when they contact those business or the property owners I guess it's the property owners that need to. remedy those I guess if they're not in compliance is that correct.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“All right, thanks for that. bringing up that item, saying nothing else. We'll move on to item number six, public comment on non-agenda items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the commission. Citizens may address the planning commission on any item on the agenda when the item is considered. Citizens wishing to speak may request to speak by raising your hand when requested to do so. This is an opportunity to speak on non-agenda items Please limit your comment to three minutes. Secretary, do we have any one in the chambers or online that wishes to speak?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, thank you. Item number seven is a consent agenda. There is only one item on the consent agenda, which is a routine business item. There will be no separate discussion on this item unless a request to remove it for discussion is received. Do any of my colleagues wish to remove this item for discussion?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. Well, before I take a motion, Secretary, are there any public comments on the item?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, thanks. And I believe we already have a motion and a second. So with that, I guess we'll do a voice call. All those in favor, say aye. Any opposed? Abstentions? None. All right, so we got Four yes, zero no, zero abstentions, and two absent. Item number eight, public hearings. Let's see. So the first one is item number 8A, Home Depot Conditional Use Permit Modification. And we have Michaela, Associate Planner, will be giving the staff report tonight. Please, Michaela.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“All right. Thanks, Michaela, for that presentation. I'll bring it to my colleagues if there's any questions or comments at this time. All right, so I will now open the public hearing. Citizens wishing to speak on this item may request to speak by raising their hand when requested to do so. Please limit your comments to three minutes. Secretary, do we have anyone in the chambers or online that wishes to speak?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay. Thank you. So with that, I'll now close the public hearing and bring it back to my colleagues. Does anyone have any additional comments? And if none, would anyone like to make a motion?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, we have a motion and a second. We'll do a voice call again. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposition, abstentions? All right. So that passes 4-0-0-2. Two absent. Thank you. Item 8B, Parkwood Development Agreement. Looks like we have Michaela again, Associate Planner. who has our staff report.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thanks Michaela. Do any of my colleagues have any questions or comments?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Okay, perfect. So with that, I'll now open the public hearing. Citizens wishing to speak on this item may request to speak by raising their hand when requested to do so. Please limit your comments to three minutes. Secretary, do we have anyone in the chambers or online that wishes to speak?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“All right. I guess not a popular night, huh? I'll now close the public hearing and bring it back to my colleagues. Does anyone have any additional comments? And if none, would anyone like to make a motion?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“All right, we got a motion and a second. Perfect. So we'll do a voice call again. All those in favor say aye. Aye.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you, Tom. All right. I'll bring it back to my colleagues. Any questions or comments at this time? I don't have any either. Um, So with that, I'll now open the public hearing. Citizens wishing to speak on this item may request to speak by raising their hand. When requested to do so, please limit your comments to three minutes. Secretary, do we have anyone in the chambers or online that wishes to speak?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“All right. So with that, I'll now close the public hearing and bring it back to my colleagues. Does anyone have any additional comments? If none, would anyone like to make a motion?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“All right. So we have a motion and a second. So all those in favor say aye. Aye. Any opposed? Abstentions? All right. It passes 4-0-0-2. And congratulations and welcome to Lincoln. We're glad to have you investing in our city. All right, we'll go on to item number nine, general business, and looks like there's no general business. So item number 10, informational items from the staff or director reports. Do we have any informational items?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Yes, thank you. I just want to thank Michaela for going out there to research that. I know I live in the 12 Bridges area and run through there often and it's pretty amazing to see how those trees are still standing and kind of a little concerning. So thanks for looking into that and your report. Do we have any other informational items?”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“Thank you. Yeah. And I just wanted to also compliment, you know, the staff for having the, Oh, you have a comment too.”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026
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“For maintaining the planning entitlement tracker, you know, that kind of has the status of everything that's helpful to refer people to as well, you know, for inquisitive minds and also the interactive map that you can actually kind of explore the city and see what's going on. So, I guess we don't really have people online at the moment, but anyone else watching this later, you know, that's just a reminder that those tools are out there on the city website that's maintained and are helpful tools and resources to keep up to speed with all the wonderful projects going on here. Do we have any…”
Planning Commission · Sep 17, 2026