Cam"pain" Signs

Those folks who cut the highway grass are contracted and not state workers. More than likely you will find the signs piled up in 3 or four different places along 98.

According to the org structure Mac carpenter is a planner guy...who is he and how could he direct code enforcement not to follow the law? Nobody has that authority I thought.

I am curious, do the number & prevalence of campaign signs get candidates elected, thoughts? Anyone know the research on this?
I suspect that in most cases this is true, especially when I speak to uniformed voters as they tend to vote for subliminal name recognition.

According to the org structure Mac carpenter is a planner guy...who is he and how could he direct code enforcement not to follow the law? Nobody has that authority I thought.

Mac Carpenter is actually a City Councilman Seat 5 whose terms expires in 2017. I would think that would require a city council vote.

Mac Carpenter is actually a City Councilman Seat 5 whose terms expires in 2017. I would think that would require a city council vote.

Is that Mac Work who is the coucil member in DFS

Is that Mac Work who is the coucil member in DFS

No.

I am curious, do the number & prevalence of campaign signs get candidates elected, thoughts? Anyone know the research on this?
I suspect that in most cases this is true, especially when I speak to uniformed voters as they tend to vote for subliminal name recognition.

Name recognition, but I think many folks research the candidates after they see their name.

Mac Carpenter does work for the county as a planning manager according to what I just read.

Mac Carpenter does work for the county as a planning manager according to what I just read.

This is Mac Carpenter City Councilman Seat 5

Mac Work is no longer on the City Council.

Walton County
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Go to the City's website
www.defuniaksprings.net/

Members

• Mayor

Bob Campbell
Term ends April 2017

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  • Council Member, Seat 1

Janie Griffith
Term ends April 2019

• Council Member, Seat 2

Kermit Wright
Term ends April 2019

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  • Council Member, Seat 3

Ron Kelley
Term ends April 2019

• Council Member, Seat 4

Mayor Pro-Tem
Henry Ennis, Sr.
Term ends April 2017

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  • Council Member, Seat 5

Mac Carpenter
Term ends April 2017

Walton County
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I don't know what other job Mac Carpenter may or may not have but I do know he is on the City Council.

Who cares what defuniak does. Code enforcement is county, defuniak doesn't get a vote. The rules should be enforced and not directed not to be enforced by other employees is my point. When employees decide if the law is going to be followed part of the time. We are doomed to problems.

Who cares what defuniak does. Code enforcement is county, defuniak doesn't get a vote. The rules should be enforced and not directed not to be enforced by other employees is my point. When employees decide if the law is going to be followed part of the time. We are doomed to problems.

I care what the City does, I live here. We are agreed on the rest!

This isn't a defuniak issue. I care that this is how business is done. If it's not going to be enforced then the BCC should say so publicly because they are ultimately responsible.

Mr. Carpenter is both a city councilman in DeFuniak Springs and an employee of the Walton County Planning Dept.

Under Florida statute (479.11(8),) no signs can be placed in the right-of-way of any state highway, including medians shoulders, and poles. This requires enforcement by Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Removal and storage of political signs is the FDOT’s responsibility.

Its also code enforcement's job down in the south end according to the code. I see a county girl pick them up all the time in a county truck. This week I noticed only business signs and yard sale signs and advertisements were picked up. I saw her leave the political signs alone as she walked off with a bushhogging sign.

Not nice!!! But funny!!

Not nice to tell people "Don't enforce the rules right now."

Not nice to tell people "Don't enforce the rules right now."

They had the same conversation in Defuniak in June with Robert Nelson the vocal opponent.

Somebody just PM'd me that this Carpenter guy is A realtor, A planning department employee and an elected official. My god he is another jason catalano. Is anything a conflict in this county? Those people over the sign issue may be his future boss or political ally. Like cecilia jones chairing the TDC while her son is a beach vendor. Nobody gets this???? Cecilia district contributes just over 2% of the county's tax base but she wants to say how 90% is handled and who handles it. That my fellow posters is a great definition of a Bernie Sanders/ Hillary democrat. Good government must be as free as possible from conflict to be effective. That's why the military works so well. Everybody moves around so much, there are few alliances that can be made and less room for improper influence. Everybody reads the rules and executes the mission to the written standards fairly and without undue influence so the system works. Get to friendly with someone and "poof" they move you to new people and you start all over. I wish washington, state and local officials had this way of cleansing themselves through disciplined practices, but alas, such a wish is every true americans real wish.

Somebody just PM'd me that this Carpenter guy is A realtor, A planning department employee and an elected official. My god he is another jason catalano. Is anything a conflict in this county? Those people over the sign issue may be his future boss or political ally. Like cecilia jones chairing the TDC while her son is a beach vendor. Nobody gets this???? Cecilia district contributes just over 2% of the county's tax base but she wants to say how 90% is handled and who handles it. That my fellow posters is a great definition of a Bernie Sanders/ Hillary democrat. Good government must be as free as possible from conflict to be effective. That's why the military works so well. Everybody moves around so much, there are few alliances that can be made and less room for improper influence. Everybody reads the rules and executes the mission to the written standards fairly and without undue influence so the system works. Get to friendly with someone and "poof" they move you to new people and you start all over. I wish washington, state and local officials had this way of cleansing themselves through disciplined practices, but alas, such a wish is every true americans real wish.

PG...Mac Work was in real estate prior to leaving the City Council and I think may still dabble in it. I think someone is confusing the 2 because of their first names.

Planning dept, Elected official....not a good mix even if not a realtor. Again, If he directs Tony's signs not to be taken down and Tony becomes one of his new bosses, I think we have an ethics violation. If a single commissioner directed larry, to direct wayne to direct Mac to direct code enforcement not to enforce the code,,,,, we probably have an ethics complaint and you are probably in Walton County if I had my eyes closed.