At the Board of Directors meeting on May 21, the Board approve the selection of the Welch Group as the new WSLS Executive Director.  The Board approved the proposed contract.  Finally, WSLS President Bryan Meyer and Robert Welch signed the contract.  Bob will be starting on June 1, 2022.

There is a link to the NSPS Joint Committee on Government Affairs in the Library.  You will need to be logged in to access the link.  

The report contains all the items NSPS is working on on your behalf.  It is very interesting.  

WisDOT GPS on BM status Map.pdf

The Wisconsin Department of Administration (DOA) and State Cartographer’s Office (SCO) are pleased to announce the release of the Version 7 (V7) Statewide Parcel Map Database, the newest iteration of Wisconsin’s statewide digital parcel map.       

          Knowing why the data matters to your business needs is crucial for us to justify offering this service into the future.

After you have gotten a chance to take a look, thank you for letting us know how you use statewide parcel data!

Sincerely, 

Peter Herreid

Grant Administrator

Wisconsin Land Information Program 

        &

Mike Friis 

Program Manager 

Wisconsin Land Information Program   

Now for a number of years the two Chapters have held a joint meeting.  They usually try to find a location that was easy to get to by members of both Chapters.  This year the meeting was at Brigham County Park which is right next to Blue Mounds State Park but without the stickers.  President Harvey addressed the group.  The members were happy to be meeting in person in a great location.  The Southwest Chapter provided the shelter and Madison brought the food.  MASC President Bob O'Neill did the cooking.  Both Chapters had brief business meetings.  And mother nature provided the sunset.

I went looking and found the new version of A-E 7 is online.  Check out the Legislative page and look up Administrative Code or just click on the link   https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/0ALAEUDLmaTZnUk9PVA

At the Examining Board meeting it was announced that there are a shortage of members both professional and citizen on many of the Sections.  In the Professional Land Surveyors Section, only Nathan Vaughn is actually a current professional member.  The other two are serving with expired terms.   If anyone is interested in serving, they will need to fill out the application on the Governor's website.  The one Citizen member's term expires on July 1, 2021.  There is also one vacant Citizen member position.  

Don't forget to vote by email to info@wsls.org and indicate your three favorite photos.  Cash prizes for the winners.  Please vote by May 15.  Winners will be in the June issue of the Wisconsin Professional Surveyor.  You can view the photos by clicking clicking on Members Area and then Library or clicking here