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LSAW BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

The LSAW Board of Directors met in person

at Renton Technical College on Saturday,
November 5, 2022, in conjunction with the

Fall Seminar which was held on Friday.

• There were 55 attendees at the Fall Seminar which
included an all-day CFedS program as well as an
all-day Survey Technician program.

• LSAW is developing a plan to license the webinar/
like to help with Outreach. Additionally, NCEES is cur-
conference recordings for chapters to utilize at meetings.
rently developing an outreach website with resources
• Kris Kline is under contract with LSAW to update the for educators, counselors, students, and land surveyor
Washington State Common Law of Surveys and Prop- volunteers.
erty Boundaries publication. Kris will be at the Spring
• Officer elections were held and the 2023 officers are as
Conference and will present on the updates.
follows:
• LSAW supported the Board of Registration’s proposed
Tony Chenier, President (by succession)
amendments to RCW 18.43.100 relative to license by
Amanda Askren, President-Elect
comity.
Desi Schilling, Vice President
• DNR is proposing a change in fee for filing maps and Lynee Forsyth, Secretary
has released a “Notice of Rulemaking for WAC 332-150-
Doug Vogt, Treasurer
030 Filing and Recording Fees for Survey Maps”. The
Chris Jepson, Immediate Past President (by succession)
current fee is $64 and was set in 2015. The proposed
amount will be released in the next notice. • Future Meeting Dates:
February 15-17, 2023 - Conference at the Grand Davport
• Next issue of the Evergreen State Surveyor is scheduled
in Spokane
to come out in January. Editor Ben Petersen would like
pictures of your surveying truck boxes if you have an February 18, 2023 Board Meeting, Spokane, WA
interesting design to share.
• LSAW members are encouraged to check out Mentoring
• LSAW is looking for a Monument Preservation Bill Mondays, a free weekly virtual discussion group for the
sponsor in order to reintroduce the bill in 2023; it will profession.
no longer be going through as an agency request by
• Help build the 2022 Transformation Tool, get out and col-
DNR. Contact Pat Beehler at pjbeehler@comcast.net if
lect GPS on benchmarks. Tom Barger is coordinating this
you know a legislator willing to support monument pres-
effort for Washington State. Deadline is December 2022.
ervation.
ACTION ITEM: Each chapter should plan to occupy the
• North Central Chapter announced that Wenatchee Val-
priority benchmarks in their region. Information located
ley College’s “Engineering Tech Program” now includes
at: https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/GPSonBM/
surveying courses.
• Carla Meritt continues to take the lead on outreach and Make sure you are signed up for the DNR Survey Advisory
one of the latest ideas is to connect with Career and Board Listserv to stay informed of current actions. https://
Technical Education (CTE) programs. Contact Carla at dnr.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=c02727eba32708
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