PLSO The Oregon Surveyor January/February 2020

Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Executive Secretary Aimee McAuliffe PO Box 230548 Tigard, OR 97281 503-303-1472 Toll-free: 844-284-5496 execdirector@plso.org www.plso.org © 2019 LLM Publications Vol. 43, No. 1 January/February 2020 A publication of the Published by LLM Publications 503-445-2220 • 800-647-1511 www.llmpubs.com Advertising Ronnie Jacko, ronniej@llmpubs.com Design Benjamin Caulder, ben@llmpubs.com Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon Publications Committee Greg Crites, PLS, Editor gac_work@hotmail.com Paul Galli • gallip@co.cowlitz.wa.us Chuck Wiley • charleswiley@gmail.com John Thatcher • johnsue648@gmail.com Editorials From the PLSO Chairman , by Jeremy A. Sherer, PLS 2 From the PLSO Office, by Aimee McAuliffe 4 Lobbyist Update , with Darrell Fuller & David Williams 6 2020 Annual Conference Recap by Jered McGrath, PLS 8 Award Winners 12 Surveyor of the Year 16 Articles/Sections Career Fair 20 Amanda Allred & Mark Boon 27 Columns The Lost Surveyor, by Pat Gaylord, PLS 22 On the Cover Tim Fassbender, Surveyor of the Year. Contents The Oregon Surveyor is a publication of the Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon (PLSO). It is provided as a medium for the expression of individual opinions concerning topics relating to the Land Surveying profession. Address changes & business  All notifications for changes of address, membership inquiries and PLSO business correspondence should be directed to Aimee McAuliffe, PO Box 230548, Tigard, OR 97281; 503-303-1472; execdirector@plso.org. Editorial matters & contributions of material  The Oregon Surveyor welcomes your articles, comments and photos for publication. PLSO assumes no responsibility for statements expressed in this publication. Editorial matters should be directed to Greg Crites, gac_work@hotmail.com . Advertising policy  Advertising content and materials are subject to approval of the PLSO Board and LLM Publications. The publisher reserves the right to reject any advertising that simulates copy; material must be clearly marked as “Advertisement.” For advertising, contact: Ronnie Jacko, ronniej@llmpubs.com ; 503-445-2234, 800-647-1511 x2234. @ORLandSurveyors The Oregon