Backup Documents 03/13/2012 Item # 4BWHEREAS,
PROCLAMATION
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surveyors and mappers are counted among the founding leaders of our country and were
instrumental in the formation of the layout of property boundaries in the United States
which have provided our citizens the enjoyment of property ownership, and
WHEREAS, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and other former Presidents of the United States
served their fellow colonists as surveyors, and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Florida recognize the valuable contributions of the surveying and mapping
profession to history, development, and quality of life in Florida and the United States of
America and make important decisions based on the knowledge and expertise of licensed
surveyors and mappers; and,
WHEREAS, the surveying and mapping profession requires special education, training, the knowledge of
mathematics, the related physical and applied sciences, and requirements of law for
evidence; and
WHEREAS, surveyors and mappers are uniquely qualified and licensed to determine and describe land
and water boundaries for the management of natural resources and protection of private
and public property rights; and
WHEREAS, the continual advancements in instrumentation have required the surveyor and mapper not
only to be able to understand and implement the methods of the past, but also to learn
and employ modern technology in finding solutions to meet the challenges of the future.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County, Florida,
that March 18 through March 25, 2012, be designated as
FLORIDA SURVEYORS 4 MAPPERS WEEK
and recognize the many contributions and the ongoing dedication of surveyors and mappers
to the citizens of Collier County, Florida and the United States.
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 13th Day of March, 2012.
ATTEST.
0k6H BROCK, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA