County Commissioner Mark Cawood has served for 20 years on the Knox County Commission. In the past, he has been part owner in a sign company called Sign Enterprise & Design. He currently owns a company called Sign Up of America. It is quite interesting that a guy that has served for 20 years, owns the company that produces signs would make a mistake on his own signs.
Sources called me over the past couple of weeks to tell me about the signs and they tell me that for about the last 4 – 8 years he continues to put these signs up, evidently he stores them for four years and then puts them back out and it shows.
What is so intriguing about his signs? you ask. He has Commissioner printed as Commmissioner. It is not just one sign, it is nearly every 4 x 4 and 4 x 2. Remember, the candidate is ultimately responsible. He approved the design before being printed, but better yet, he is in the sign business. This should be Sign Business 101.
I had to see the signs to believe it and sure enough the sixth district is littered with signs that appear to have been completed by a pre-schooler or better yet by the kid sitting in the corner of the classroom with the dunce hat.
Sources indicate that candidate Cawood is a fan of the Andy Griffith Show. If that is the case even Howard Sprague when running for public office would not have created such a goof in his campaign. Cawood should be ashamed of these antics. He will not be ashamed. He will laugh it off and it will demonstrate his total disregard of respect and professionalism to the constituents, he hopes to serve another four years.
To prove the point here are two photographs taken from different locations in the sixth district.
This location is the corner of W. Emory Road and Beaver Ridge Rd.
This location is on Byington Solway Road in front of the sign business that the candidate was part owner in. The SE&D sign is Sign Enterprise & Design.
The district has a choice. “The Republican choice” of current Sixth District School Board Member Chuck James. Chuck knows how to spell Commissioner and he well represent the Sixth District with Professionalism and Respect the Citizens of the district deserve.
It is time to Nip Cawood’s antics in the bud. Nip it in the bud!