Like many in Moorpark, I see David Bagwell for City Council signs all over town. It's obvious by the size and number of signs that Mr. Bagwell really wants to be on the City Council.

I am concerned about Mr. Bagwell's candidacy for City Council. Many residents know that Mr. Bagwell and his wife Jodi own Bagwell Construction Company here in Moorpark, but I would like to point out to the people of Moorpark some facts they may not know that they should when considering who to vote for.

Jodi Bagwell was appointed to the Moorpark Planning Commission by Janice Parvin in Dec. 2008. So the first question is, do we see a problem with a husband and wife who own a home construction business having seats on the Planning Commission and the City Council?

The second fact I want to point out is that the Bagwells were staunch supporters of the failed 1600 new home North Park Village development in Moorpark near Simi a couple of years ago. Mr. Bagwell wrote letters to The Moorpark Acorn supporting and promoting the North Park Village development on Feb. 17, 2005, April 28, 2005, July 15, 2005, Aug. 12, 2005 and Oct. 14, 2005. Anyone can find these letters in The Moorpark Acorn archives online. Some quotes from his letters are, "North Park Village is wellplanned and would be an extraordinary addition to Moorpark." and "This is a great project."

North Park Village was soundly defeated by a landslide at the ballot box in Moorpark and the only reason I can think of for Mr. Bagwell (or anyone) to have been in favor of annexing and destroying beautiful hills for another new home development was because it would have benefited them personally—such as Mr. Bagwell's construction company.

I don't want to doubt the motives of citizens that wish to volunteer or perform services for their community, and I have nothing personal against the Bagwells as they seem like nice people, but I do have the following question. Why would a husband and wife who own a construction company in town, that already has one coowner on the Planning Commission, vie for the other co-owner to be on the City Council? Could it be to help get approval for and/ or push through developments or construction projects that would benefit Bagwell Construction?

I would not be concerned if either Mr. or Mrs. Bagwell were on either the Planning Commission or the City Council. In fact, if Mrs. Bagwell wasn't on the Planning Commission, I would consider Mr. Bagwell for the City Council, but I am very concerned about them having positions on both government bodies. Lisa Houston Moorpark