Hey Andy, and all the Florida surveyors

Looks like typical form letter, but just the same call and leave a message with the secretary. Always nice knowing that your duly elected representatives can't be bothered to respond over such a critical issue.....on the other hand think of all the work to come after the unlicensed folks do damage and the error is realized!

Sounds like she is clueless. Not one mention about our industry in general.

Kind of looks like a form reply that an aide copies and pastes on all emails pertaining to the bill. I'd stay on top of it.

"to remove government involvement and intrusion in many of our industries that serve as a barrier to access and competition"

That sounds more like the leaders throwing in the towel against pleas from the surveyors that they are licensed because they were educated enough to pass the state exam, which is a necessity. At the same time throwing professionalism under the bus.

It is totally unbelievable that a so called educated class of government officials believe that the current licensing act in any state is in any way an obstacle to creating jobs.

Would passage of this bill exclude Florida surveyors from performing FEMA related certificates such as elevation certificates?

Could this bill be a grab for more work going to Engineers? That's the way it seems from my viewpoint.

Wow, if she has an office in both Miami and Naples, that must be one long gerrymandered district!

Hire a lobbyist, pronto! Don't lose your professional status!

I got the same email on Tuesday from her.

here is the response I got.. vote was down party lines, Dems against, Reb. for.

Dear Mr. Johnson,
Thank you for contacting my office regarding PCB 11-01.

First, let me tell you that prior to this bill being voted on I was able to speak with Chair Bovo in regards to my concerns with this piece of legislation.

After which he proposed an amendment, which passed today, that removed barbers and cosmetologists from the industries that will be deregulated.

While I believe this is a good first step, I understand that there are still many industries like Geologists that are still included in this bill, and because of that I voted “no.”

It is because of constituents like yourself, that I was successful in convincing the sponsor of this bill to remove these industries from the list of industries that would be deregulated. I wanted to let you know that I am hopeful that Chair Bovo will continue to work on this piece of legislation.

Thank you again for writing my office, and please feel free to contact me in the future with any other concerns.

Sincerely,

Joelle Capua
District Director • Representative Joseph C. Abruzzo
Florida House of Representatives District 85

I'm so glad that the freaking barbers and cosmetologists seem to have better state organizations than surveyors these days. Isn't this the kind of thing we should have known about before 5 days before the voting? Where does our PAC fund donation actually go? Is FSMS asleep at the wheel, or is this some kind of plan. Who wrote this piece of garbage? I have some thoughts that I don't want to write about just yet...

Andy

03/15/2011 08:00 AM
Business & Consumer Affairs Subcommittee

Finalized 3/11/2011 4:58:35 PM by: Ellinor.Martha

Meetings Notice
AMENDED - (1)

Meeting Time: 03/15/2011 08:00 AM

To: 03/15/2011 11:00 AM

Location: Reed Hall (102 HOB)

Duration: 3.00

from the website,,, I see that notice was "finalized" at 2 minutes to 5 on a Friday (sound familiar?) for a meeting the following tuesday at 8 am. wow!!!

It could be that his barber convinced him, a barber has your very life in their hands with every shave.

> Hire a lobbyist, pronto! Don't lose your professional status!

I agree, now it the time to hire a gun.

I received the same email, and a couple others...

I hope you didn't put as much effort into your e-mail to legislators as her office did generating that mass recipient form letter to you. Just saying. That letter speaks volumes as to what she thinks of your opinion and concerns.