Wow!  How fast did this year's first five (5) months go by?  Since I penned the last article, things have continued to be busy. During the last weekend in March, I was asked to volunteer as a judge for the 2025 ASCE Mid-Atlantic East & West Student Symposium surveying competition.  Eight (8) schools competed against one another in plat and field competitions.  The field competition had four (4) parts: pacing, leveling, stakeout, and pipeline.  The experience was fantastic.  T

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On March 15, President Trump signed 1968, the "Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025," into Public Law 119-4, which provides fiscal year 2025 appropriations to federal agencies through Sept. 30, 2025, averting a shutdown of the federal government. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and funds most programs and activities at the FY2024 levels while also extending FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). 

With the Senate and House busy at work prior to the summer recess, I continue to have many discussions and attend several events.  These discussions focus on both promoting and opposing several PSLS legislative issues, which are the following: We are working on the State Plane Coordinate System Law (HB 513), which was introduced by Representative Eric DaVanzo on February 4th and has been referred to the House Intergovernmental Affairs and Operations Committee. This legislati

In early December 2024, John Clark, Larry Leso, Timothy Rojahn, and I represented the Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors at the Pennsylvania School Counselors Association Conference in Hershey, PA. The conference covered two days. They had a whole room for vendors/exhibitors, and we talked to quite a few people about land surveying. On the first day the attendees were given a bingo card for which they had to visit the vendors to get their cards filled out. This got us qui

I had the opportunity to present a 1-hour session entitled “The Subdivision Plan and the Surveyor” to members of PAAZO, PA Association of Zoning Officials, an affiliate association of PSATS, PA State Association of Township Supervisors, on May 4th in Hershey.  The session was well attended with over 80 zoning officials in attendance. 

The 2026 Scouting BSA National Jamboree will be held from July 22 through July 31, 2026, at the Summit Bechtel Reserve near Glen Jean, West Virginia. The National Society of Professional Surveyors is again providing sponsorship for the offering of the Surveying Merit Badge. The Surveying Merit Badge is one of the more difficult badges to obtain because of the significant requirements. I had the honor of serving as a surveying merit badge counselor for the 2023 Jamboree a

One of the most common concerns I hear from surveyors is the difficulty in finding responsible, entry-level candidates to join their companies. After teaching the Surveying Merit Badge at the 2025 California University Merit Badge University (MBU), I've found an excellent pool of potential future surveyors. For the past 26 years, California University of PA has hosted MBU, providing scouts with the opportunity to earn merit badges. I've had the pleasure of teaching Surveying