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THE CHRONICLE
of Mt. Juliet
The Largest Circulation in Wilson County 
Celebrating our 28th year as the leading newspaper in Mt. Juliet and West Wilson County
 www.thechronicleofmtjuliet.com
 Volume 29 May 6, 2009 Number 17 
Page 10
Helping handsoffered byMJCAstudents
Page 2
 You Heard it First
Page 5
When signsfor MJ Rdbusinessesmust come down
What dida judge sayabout Godon schoolposters?
Page 11
Mt. Juliet High School students learned a valuable lesson about drinking and driving in a mock DUI wreck involving theirfellow students, just in time for prom. See story on Page 10 for more details.
 Photo by Connie Esh. / The Wilson Post 
A vendettaagainstRealtors inMJ?
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Approximately200 students from Mt. Juliet Christian Academyrecently spent 2 daysperforming communityservice work in severallocal venues. FromCharlie Daniels Park toBledsoe State Park toLong Hunter State Park toProvidence Assisted Livingto the Mt. Juliet Library,students picked up litter,cleared brush, performedtrail maintenance andrefreshed landscaping.Students also participatedin service efforts at theAmerican Cancer Societyand Feed the Childrenlocations in Nashville.According to MJCAHeadmaster Greg Scheck,the projects are designedto put the school’s missionstatement into practice.“In part, ourmission statement says we want our studentsto become servantsand leaders in theircommunities,” Schecksaid. “Projects like thishelp our students notonly recognize the needs within their community,they also help studentssee the impact that canbe made when people work together to bene
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tthe community.”Students from the6th through 12th gradesparticipated in a widevariety of indoor andoutdoor projects. SavannaOliver, an MJCA 7thgrader, who volunteeredat the American CancerSociety, said, “It was kindof hard but it was all worthit when you know that youare helping other people.I am now more thankfulto know I am healthy andnot in too much dangerof loosing anyone close tome now.”Seventh Grader,Allison Mahabir, who worked at Feed theChildren, stated, “We alllearned that we need tobe thankful for what wehave. I would love to dothis again!”Chelsey Price, alsoa seventh grader summedup the sentiments of allthe students, “I think it was a great experienceto be with friends whilehelping others at thesame time.”
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Appearing in front of the American Cancer Society facility in Nashville is a portion of the students fromMt. Juliet Christian Academy who spent two days in performing community service projects in severalWilson and Davidson county locations.
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In response to localreal estate agents voicingconcerns that they are being“targeted” by Mt. Juliet Citycodes enforcers, one Mt. Juliet man who was cited20 times in one day claimsthere is a “vendetta” againsthim for being involved in atraf 
fi
c accident with a Mt. Juliet policeman.Michael Cawthonof Mt. Juliet is employedby Redirections, acompany which “redirects”homebuyers to new homecommunities. Cawthon isindependently contracted,he said, to place signsin Mt. Juliet to promotesubdivisions such asCobblestone Landing andDel Webb.In early February,Cawthon was placing signsalong N. Mt. Juliet Roadnear West Wilson MiddleSchool at around 11:30p.m. He said he choosesthe late hour because thereis less traf 
fi
c as he placeshis signs along the street.Cawthon said that althoughthe hazard lights on hisvehicle were on as well as a
fl
ashing orange light on theroof of his truck, a Mt. JulietPolice of 
fi
cer rear-ended hisvehicle “at a high rate of speed,” damaging his trailerand truck and causing the“complete destruction” of theof 
fi
cer’s vehicle. Accordingto City of 
fi
cials, the of 
fi
cer was also hospitalized.Cawthon said thatthe City “settled,” payingfor his truck and trailer,and that before that timehe didn’t have any problems with sign codes enforcers.But soon he was cited fora real estate sign – notbecause of the distance fromthe right of way, the problemmany other Realtors haveexperienced, but becauseof the number of signs perproperty. The ordinance,Cawthon said, mandatesonly two signs per property,and he had three in someareas.When Cawthon wentto pick up his con
fi
scatedsigns, he said, he was toldhe didn’t have to pay the $20per sign to claim them. But when City Codes Enforcer Julie Johnston discoveredhe was the person in theaccident with the MJPDof 
fi
cer, Cawthon said, herattitude changed.“She said that (beinginvolved in the accident) wasn’t good for me,”Cawthon said. “And nowthey’re trying to pick on mebecause the City had to payfor my truck, so I have topay the City back now.”He’s paying the Cityback, Cawthon said, to thetune of nearly $4,000, sincehe was cited 20 timeson April 18, and eachcitation costs $187.50. Healso has to appear in courton June 9 – his birthday.“Mr. Cawthon was cited for each signplaced in the public rightof way in violation of thesign ordinance,” was theresponse Tuesday in a jointcomment by Mt. Juliet CityManager Randy Robertsonand Public Works DirectorMarlin Keel. “Contrary to what Mr. Cawthon states,Ms. Johnston did not makethe statement as alleged byMr. Cawthon. Ms. Johnstonis a Codes Enforcementprofessional who takes her job most seriously and treatsall with due respect.”In response to apublic information requestsubmitted by this newspaperto the City of Mt. Julietconcerning the number of signs con
fi
scated and thenumber of citations issuedduring the period of April20 to May 1, 2009, it wasrevealed that Codes EnforcerSteve Thomas picked up 68signs and issued 5 citations,and Johnston picked up 37signs and issued 7 citationsduring that time frame.Of the 11 copiedcitations obtained by thisnewspaper for those two weeks, every citation was written to a Realtor or areal estate-related sign,such as Cawthon’s. A publicinformation request for thenames of the people whohad signs con
fi
scated butdid not receive a citation hadnot been ful
fi
lled by presstime Tuesday.Karen Mitchell withAmerican Dreams Realty inLebanon was cited on April24 for a sign marketing ahouse for sale on BelindaParkway. And while sheadmits that she “was in errorand completely ignorant of the ordinance,” she doesthink the cost of the citation“is very excessive.”“Realtors are at adisadvantage right now,”Mitchell said. “This is oneof the industries beinghardest hit by the economicdownturn right now, andthen we’re hit with citationsthat are over $200, when youinclude the $20 to get yoursign back. And we’re tryingto generate homeownerinterest in the city and bringnew families to the area. It’sa double whammy for us.”Another double whammy came after Mitchellreplaced her sign the next
Man claims ‘vendetta’ in sign citations
 Received 20 in one day for violations, claims due to car accidentwith MJPD officer
See VENDETTA, Page 8
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