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Backup Documents 03/13/2012 Item # 4BWHEREAS, PROCLAMATION 4 R 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