Campaign Signs

[Smiling JOe]

Where is the Code Enforcement? I read in Aleonard's article that Code Enforcement has one person who can pull the signs illegally placed.

 

[Bobby J]

I hate political signs as much as I hate RE signs.

 

[Seeker1]

Signs signs everywhere signs.....

So, then a citizen would have the right to remove a sign illegally placed and arrange to have the owner collect it from them?

 

[Smiling JOe]

Good question seeker. If it is placed on the Right of Way, perhaps it could be viewed as litter, in which case a citizen might decide to clean up the trash on the Right of Way. I've cleaned a few miles of Hwy 98, on more than one occasion, and know other SoWallers also volunteer to do so.

It would be great if the candidates also had to post their home phone number on the signs, so we could call and inform them that their signs were "mistakenly placed illegally by the candidate's campaign." (wink, wink.)

Thinking about calling the candidates, that brings another idea to mind. Since political candidates are exempt from the Do Not Call laws, that law should work two ways, where businesses could call the candidates to solicit goods and services.

 

[wrobert]

Good question seeker. If it is placed on the Right of Way, perhaps it could be viewed as litter, in which case a citizen might decide to clean up the trash on the Right of Way. I've cleaned a few miles of Hwy 98, on more than one occasion, and know other SoWallers also volunteer to do so.

It would be great if the candidates also had to post their home phone number on the signs, so we could call and inform them that their signs were "mistakenly placed illegally by the candidate's campaign." (wink, wink.)

Thinking about calling the candidates, that brings another idea to mind. Since political candidates are exempt from the Do Not Call laws, that law should work two ways, where businesses could call the candidates to solicit goods and services.

I do not get calls but I certainly get a lot of direct mail.

I heard that a guy in Val-P picked up signs last year then sold then back to the candidates.

I make an extraordinary effort to place my signs on private property. What I wish is that whomever is messing with them, would leave them alone. Those things are very expensive and it is a bit aggravating to have them torn up or taken down.

 

[Alicia Leonard]

I do not get calls but I certainly get a lot of direct mail.

I heard that a guy in Val-P picked up signs last year then sold then back to the candidates.

I make an extraordinary effort to place my signs on private property. What I wish is that whomever is messing with them, would leave them alone. Those things are very expensive and it is a bit aggravating to have them torn up or taken down.

Wrobert, I believe you are to be commended because all of your signs I have seen were properly placed.

CE can pull signs along 98 AND 30-a because of scenic corridor restrictions, was my understanding. They can also probably pull any along the right of way and public property as well, but that's a big job.

I just passed two huge ones right next to a rail road crossing in DFS that I would have to harbor a guess are on public property since they are butted up next to the road. I don't want to pick on any one candidate, so, I am going to start taking some pics of proper and not proper placement. If anyone has any to add, please send them to me and I'll see what I can find out tomorrow and nail down the info on county, state, and different types of roadways and placements.

 

[Matt J]

If you can't manage people putting your signs in the right place, you probably can't manage a county agency. ;-)

 

[Smiling JOe]

If you can't manage people putting your signs in the right place, you probably can't manage a county agency. ;-)

-- quote of the day!

 

[The Watcher]

Walton Sun

Signs, signs, everywhere a sign.

I too have noticed numerous sign, from all candidates, placed in areas that are ?questionable?. Perhaps the most questionable sign placement is the one located on the front page, top right corner of the June 21, 2008 - Walton Sun Newspaper.

One can read between the lines on this one. The people at the Sun are neither dumb nor uneducated. They are apparently very opinionated. Could they not have taken photos of all of the Candidates Signs and put them in the article? Would this not have been fair to all of the hardworking individuals seeking our vote? I also question how hard they attempted to contact those who ?could not be reached for comment?. I?ll give them a pass on contacting Ralph, but the others?

Is the Walton Sun supporting Mike Adkinson? If not, they should give equal opportunity to each candidate to showcase their campaign sign on the FRONT PAGE, TOP RIGHT CORNER.

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[Smiling JOe]

You will notice that I didn't post a photo of the signs I believe to be illegally placed. I don't believe in rewarding bad behavior, and name recognition seems to stick in the minds of voters more than anything else.