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For Immediate
Release
3/19/07
CONTACT:
Nate Silcox
(717) 787-6063
PA
Senate Republican Communications
(717) 787-6725
Regola: Senate Recognizes Pennsylvania Land Surveyors
March 18th through 24th Designated "Land Surveyor Week"
HARRISBURG -- The Pennsylvania Senate has unanimously adopted a
resolution introduced by Senator Bob Regola marking March 18th
through 24th as "Land Surveyor Week" in Pennsylvania.
"The field of land
surveying has had a proud history not only in Pennsylvania but in the
development of the nation in the mapping of the uncharted territories,"
said Sen. Regola. "Three of our most revered presidents, George
Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln, were land surveyors.
It was Thomas Jefferson who, in 1785, argued for and won the adoption of
an ordinance establishing the necessity of surveying land, before a
sale, to prevent overlapping claims, and to simplify deeds and
registers."
"Today, the specialized
training and specific skills of land surveyors remain essential as we
rely upon precise measurements for developing our communities, our
Commonwealth and our nation," said Regola.
Senate Resolution 25
was introduced on behalf of the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors,
a statewide professional organization, which exists for the purpose of
supporting, improving and enhancing the profession, its members, and the
practice of land surveying. To these ends, the critical work of the
Society focuses on providing education, legislative involvement,
enhancing the public awareness, and the promulgation of the ethics of
the profession.
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