Backup Documents 03/10/2009 Item # 4A
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PROCLAMA TION
WHEREAS, the land surveyors 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 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 profession requires special education, troining, the
knowledge of mathematics, the related physical and applied
sciences, and ~-...IIt's of law fDr evidence: and,
WHEREAS, surveyot'6 are Ulllqu./y qualified and licensed to determine and
descri~ '- QIId water boundariu for tlHl mllMflement of
naturrll re60IIrCes and protection of priVtlttl. QIId public property
rights: tmd,
WHEREAS, _ cantinual adllQJ1cements in instrumentation hallC required the
S4/I'IIC)IIlI" not only to be able to unr/vstand and implement the
1MtIIods of the post, but also to ItIarn and employ modern
t<<hMitlgy in finding solutions to meet the challeIJfIU af the
nmww. .
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of CtJlillty CDmmissioners of
Collier CtJlillty, F/Qrida, that the wuk of MtJrv;h 15-21, 2009, be
designaNd as
FLO!lI()A SURVEYORS WEEK
and recognize the many contributions and the ongoing dedication
of surveyors to the citizens of Florida and the United States
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 10th Day of March, 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY. FLORIDA
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DONNA TALA, CHAIRMAN
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