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Jan. 31: Palm Beach County Legislative Forum

February 1, 2008 5:36 pm Steve Gordon
Filed in Events, Surveying

I was an invited speaker at the Palm Beach County Legislative Forum hosted jointly by the American Planning Association-Florida, Florida Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, the Florida Engineering Society and the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society.

As the current chairman of the Legislative Committee for the Florida Surveying and Mapping Society, I had the opportunity to update the 300 attendees on FSMS’s legislative activities including:

• The privatization of the Florida Board of Professional Surveyors and Mappers.
• The expansion of the UF Geomatics program.
• The strengthening of the Consultants Competitive Negotiation Act (Ch. 287.055 F.S.).
• The danger of the Hometown Democracy ballot initiative.

It was fun and I got to connect with a lot of old friends.