Location: The Bar
Speaker: Steve Grady
All meetings will be held 6:30 pm at the La Crosse County Administration Center (same building as the County Surveyor office) in the central meeting room on the 1st floor. (Walk in the main door, go down the foyer, first room on the right).
Meetings are held at Lehman's Supper Club in Rice Lake with social time starting at 5:30 pm and the meeting will start at 6:00 pm.
Northwest Chapter Spring Seminar <-- Click here if you prefer to print registration form and mail a check.
Program schedule:
8:00-9:00 Registration / coffee and rolls
9:00-10:15 Session 1: PLSS Lost Corner Methods
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-12:00 Session 1 continued
(Session 1 Total - Category 1 or 3 – 3.3 PDH)
12:00-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Session 2: Ethics
2:00-2:15 Break
2:15-4:00 Session 2 continued
(Session 2 Total - Category 2 – 3.3 PDH)
4:00 End of Program
6.6 PDH’s total
Certificate of Attendance will be emailed to everyone 2-3 weeks after the seminar.
Registrations at the door will be accepted, however we encourage pre-registration to determine quantity for lunch.
Speaker Bio:
Jerry Mahun, PLS is a three-retired surveying educator. His career started at UW-Platteville in 1979, then progressed through Purdue, Penn State University, and finally Madison Area Technical College after which he retired for the first time. Only able to stay retired for one year, he then taught part-time once again at UW-Platteville for six years before retiring a second time. Since then, he has been working with NLCPrep.com as a Content Specialist for licensing exam review courses, consults with CSTLearn.com, and is an occasional Mentoring Mondays presenter.
In addition to teaching Jerry has worked for the BLM, NGS, WisDOT, and done consulting. He has presented diverse surveying workshops and seminars to a variety of different audiences since 1984. He maintains an Open Access Surveying Library at jerrymahun.com as a free surveying education resource.
Jerry is a Wisconsin Professional Surveyor, and a member of the Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors having served as a Director and on a number of its committees.
Course Descriptions:
PLSS Lost Corner Methods and Ethics
Most surveyors know the single- and double-proportionate methods of lost corner re-establishment. But many may not be familiar with additional methods identified in the Manual of Instructions: modified single proportion, 1-, 2-, 3-point control, irregular boundary, grant boundary, etc. Their applicability depends on original boundary creation conditions and surviving evidence. The role of meander corners in Wisconsin can have an effect on how these methods are applied. We'll examine the different methods and how they are applied using example situations. Some procedural issues and their resolutions, including documentation, will be discussed.
Ethics
We know what ethical behavior is but can we explain it and describe how it affects decisions we make? How do personal and professional ethics interact; are they compatible? Can ethics be legislated? These questions, along with general ethical theory, will be addressed as a backdrop for case studies discussions.
A ONE DAY SEMINAR SPONSORED BY:
NORTHEAST CHAPTER
OF THE WISCONSIN SOCIETY OF LAND SURVEYORS
5 Tribal Lands-Sovereign Nations Have Rights Too (if time allows, Who Owns? Who Signs? Who Knows?)
&
Transportation Project Plats 101
FRIDAY, APRIL19th, 2024 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tribal Lands - Sovereign Nations have Rights Too - At the end of January 2023 the Lac du Flambeau Tribe erected barricades over 4 roads within the reservation territory blocking access to the homes of 70+ property owners. Why? Join Cheri in a history tour regarding the Tribe, Indian Lands, Easements over Indian Lands and the current state of Federal Litigation involving the Lac du Flambeau Tribe, the Town of Lac du Flambeau and these 70+ property owners.
Adverse Possession/Prescriptive Easements - This presentation will cover all the elements of Transportation Project Plats and Acquisition Exhibits. There will be opportunities for those with little to no WisDOT experience to those who are seasoned veterans of WisDOT project work. We will discuss the WisDOT scoping and project negotiations, developing existing and proposed right-of-way to breaking down the key elements of a WisDOT plats. Questions are encouraged and will be welcomed during the presentation.
Where:
Comfort Suites/Rock Gardens
1951 Bond St, Green Bay, WI
Who should attend:
Land surveyors, attorneys, title companies
Cost: (cost includes lunch)
$100.00 per person
$75.00 for NE Chapter or WSLS members
April 16th Registration deadline.
This seminar will be worth (approx.):
6.6 PDHs, Category 1 or 3 (Surveyors)
Schedule:
Registration and Continental Breakfast
7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Tribal Lands-Sovereign Nations Have Rights Too (if time, Who Owns? Who Signs? Who Knows?)
8:30 a.m. – Noon
Lunch will be served
12 Noon - 1:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
**exact schedule subject to change
Social Hour 5:00 to 6:00
Dinner 6:00 to 7:00
Meeting & Presentation 7:00
April 25 - TBD, sponsored by Seiler
Location: Mystic Ponds
Location: TBD
Social Hour: 6:00 pm Meeting: 7:00 pm
WSLS Summer Meeting hosted by Southwest Chapter! More details and registration to come, but save the date for this event.
WSLS Board Meeting at the Summer Meeting. Exact location and time are TBD, but it will take place in Spring Green, WI.
September 19 - Turning Point Systems Group, Milwaukee
Location: Mid-State Stevens Point
Speaker: Greg Webster, Mid-State Dean
More information will be posted here: https://turningpointsystemsgroup.com/scouts/
Speaker: TBD
October 24 - DeMarini’s, Menomonee Falls
More information and registration can be found here.
Location: Marathon Town Hall
December 12 - TBD
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