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Flowers aren’t the only things popping up in West Easton.

Campaign signs are appearing on lawns and I’ll take the blame for getting the ball rolling. I started asking permission from my neighbors to place a sign on their properties.

Then others noticed my neighborhood.

Along with my signs are those of Kelly Gross, seeking re-election in November. Her father, Mayor Gerald Gross, was seen placing signs for her while she was out of town.

But why place signs out in an uncontested primary, you might ask?

More than any other reason, candidates do it for name recognition and in Pennsylvania such signs can even be placed at polling places, along with supporters passing out literature. That’s something I think should be changed, but it is, what it is. One of my signs will eventually find its way there.

I suspect that as the general election on November 3rd approaches, there will be signs appearing in much of West Easton. Not only my own and those for Gross, but likely for council-appointee Ron Nixon and newcomer, Robert Lewis.

Things are a bit easier and less expensive these days in getting a name out to voters. Printing costs are more affordable and most people have the Internet.

The message can be a bit more difficult, which is why I’m also in the process of building my campaign website, that will be launched the day after the primary. I haven’t decided yet, if I’m going to rent a pickup truck with giant speakers on the roof, that will have some redneck shouting to vote for me.

My campaign signs will come down after the primary and will reappear again before the general election. They are out there now because I want you all to know that I take this election seriously.

If it does nothing more than get people involved in local politics in the future, or just to get them out to vote, it’s time and money well spent.