BIKING AROUND TOWN...

What a beautiful day we had yesterday.

This is one reason we all love living here.

I set out on my bike from the north end of the city to the south end to distribute the yard signs I am so proud of. For those of you who didn’t get the chance to see me on my bike, posting signs in yards, I share this photo which a supporter took and shared with me.

The bike trailer was my idea, hope I am not breaking any law or rules like "Jitney Joe". (Okay, so the helmet looks a little silly: it’s a safety issue.)

I am running a grassroots campaign with limited funds and volunteer help.

Any sign that is posted is placed my myself or a volunteer who has agreed to help the campaign.

Thank you Mary Margaret for keeping me company.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING ME, EMAIL ME FOR OUR NEXT CITYWIDE BIKE RIDE DATE.

In my travels yesterday, I noticed (who could have missed them!) campaign signs in the median and public right-away of another candidate in the City Commission race.

Here are pictures of that law breaking activity.

Let me say that the candidate named in the sign knows better.

Not only is he a sitting City Commissioner, he has participated in enough campaigns to clearly understand the code and rules governing political signs.

Shame on him for not directing his staff to place them in permitted legal locations.
I can't help but think that this breaking of the law was strategically done.
He is, after all, a marketing professional.

Consider this as a marketing strategy: if one places enough signs on highly trafficked areas on Friday, Code Enforcement won’t remove them until Monday, so that’s a full weekend of marketing one’s name.

The cost to the effort is minimal, since the code violation probably will not produce a fine, although they should, (after all he is a sitting City Commissioner) and what’s a few trashed signs when one considers the exposure and the size of the campaign war chest...
SHAME ON YOU... you know better.

So now the City’s code officers need to take the time out of their day to deal with the removal of illegally placed political signs.

THE PUBLIC SHOULD BE AWARE, ANY OF US CAN LEGALLY REMOVE SIGNS WHICH ARE POSTED ON ILLEGAL LOCATIONS.

Personally, I can think of better ways to spend taxpayer dollars then having our employees deal with political signs. How about, the issues we face with boarded houses in the north end?

Now I understand that there may be persons volunteering for me who are not familiar with the sign regulations governing our City.

So I here is the link to the Sign Ordinance: ARTICLE XIII. SIGN REGULATIONS

If campaigns choose to employ persons to place signs anywhere in the City, I suggest as leaders, candidates should also inform them of the do’s and don’ts.

Ultimately it is the LEADER who should be held accountable for the actions of their members. (Seems though that in this City, the Leaders seems to pass the blame onto innocent stakeholders...)

For TEAM ALEX, here are some simply rules we must follow:
1. Do not place signs in any public right-of-way, median, or public greenspace.
2. Ask for permission before placing a sign on any private property.
3. Place the sign at least 5 feet from the closest public right-of-way.
4. Place only one sign per lot.

I know we can get overzealous in putting signs up and I appreciate your effort.

Let's set an example of LEADERSHIP.

To all my volunteers,

I appreciate your efforts to follow the rules,

whether others candidates do or not...