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(@mightymoe)
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So I'm surveying property in section 1. The client needs to rebuild fences that have been torn out. Neighbors fighting and old rebars without any record surveys. So then I get the bad news,

The client needs the n-s section centerline staked between the n and s 1/16. Client owns to the west. State owns to the east, fences show that the s 1/16 falls in road. This gives public access to the state land. Client doesn't want that. But he tells me that it's ok cause game and fish guy came out and showed him that the corner is east of the road, cutting off the public from the parcel. And he had GPS so he had to be

 
Posted : September 13, 2013 3:21 pm
(@tatsurveyman)
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I need one of those things...very impressive.

 
Posted : September 13, 2013 4:02 pm
(@wayne-g)
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I love the built in oxymoron - GPS & fun.

All you really have to do is check things against the county GIS map. Nothing like a neutral party verification to assure the fun part went good. Never know about that GPS stuff though, sometimes not so fun... :-O

 
Posted : September 13, 2013 5:00 pm
(@mightymoe)
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Now I get to explain to the landowner why I'm right and the "official" person was wrong. Maybe I should do wildlife studies.

 
Posted : September 13, 2013 5:58 pm
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> Now I get to explain to the landowner why I'm right and the "official" person was wrong. Maybe I should do wildlife studies.

Oh, come on Moe, you should know that gov't employees are never wrong.

 
Posted : September 14, 2013 5:55 pm
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Brian

Of course you are right. I need to go ask him where the corner should be set.

 
Posted : September 15, 2013 1:51 pm