We were asked to stake a 1/16th line. It's the south line of the N2NW4. In the early 1990's a government surveyor monumented the CN1/16th, the SW corner monument of the N2NW4 was already in place; midpoint between two found stones. The 1990's surveyor did a drawing for lands south of the line. Our client owns north of the line.
A little research and find a new 2024 ROS from the government and calced it up. It didn't fit the drawing I have from the 1990 survey, there was no ROS filed but there are Corner records filed, the drawing was from the state office but not put in the county records. The 1990 survey and the 2024 survey are in conflict from the same agency. We go to the field, find the 1990 pins, stake the line between them, find the conflicting monuments and send a report to the 2024 government guy. Stuff happens.
Yesterday I get a call from the local office wanting my survey. I told them I didn't do a drawing. They didn't seem to like that, I simply used their drawing and don't have any more to add. They should get with the state surveyor down in the capitol and get him to do a new drawing.
I sent the 1990 drawing down to the state office, I don't think they can put their hands on it from their files.
I really, really don't want to mess with this anymore.
In my (somewhat humble) opinion, you did the right thing by punting that mess back where it belongs. I was involved in a project years ago that involved the State and the Forest Service for a boundary those 2 entities did not agree on. It's amazing how much of your time they can waste when they are not working within the confines of an executed contract with a bottom dollar fee or a project deliverable clock... From the outside looking in, and not knowing all of the project particulars, it appear to me the State did not do their due diligence in the research phase, if their survey does not even mention the 1990 survey. Just a guess...
It seems to be frequent lately. I just got a really good call and email from the home office. They are on it and fixing everything. It should calm down neighborhood.
Then yesterday my PC showed me a new subdivision 15' into a ROW project we're platting. 15' across the line of state property. Come on man.