The Florida Surveyor July 2020

IN THIS ISSUE: Celebrating Past FSMS Conferences!

NSRS Modernization News Around the State

July 2020 Volume XXVIII, Issue 7

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TABLE OF

7 from the archives

9 Around the state

13 celebrating past fsms conferences!

25 nsrs modernization news

Cover Photo by: Doug Beach

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PRESIDENTS message

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COMMITTEES ADMIN staff

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SUSTAINING firms

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EDUCATION COURSE information CHAPTER presidents

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DISTRICTS & directors

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ADDITIONAL information

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officers

2020 FSMS

President-Elect Hal Peters (352) 547-3086 halpeters@yahoo.com Vice President Jim Sullivan (561) 687-2220 Jim.Sullivan@wginc.com Secretary Joe Perez (321) 230-4420 jlperez@pesengsurv.com Treasurer Bon Dewitt (352) 392-6010 bon@ufl.edu Immediate Past President Dianne Collins (863) 937- 9052 dcollins@collinssurvey.com

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Many parts of our daily lives and normal business activities continue to be disrupted by our current public health challenges. However, some things are perpetual and unaltered. The July heat is here, so if you are working or playing outdoors, don’t forget to stay hydrated and take frequent breaks to cool down. If you’re going to be spending time outdoors tomorrow, start hydrating tonight!

Another perennial risk to health and safety continues to persist on the regulatory front – the ongoing saga of Ligado Networks. For those who are unfamiliar, Ligado Networks is a company which seeks to create a broadband network using a frequency which is close to the frequency range which GPS operates in. The reputable scientific consensus is that the proposed operations by Ligado will disrupt GPS functions at ground level and in the low atmosphere. Near the end of June, a new coalition of opposition to the Ligado proposal was founded. The Keep GPS Working Coalition (https://www.keepgpsworking.com/) joins powerful opponents of the proposal which include the DoD and FAA among others. Without belaboring the long history of the Ligado endeavor here, suffice to say that it is critically important for surveyors to become educated and to remain engaged regarding this issue.

On another technical topic, NGS has announced a delay in the full implementation of the upcoming NSRS Modernization effort. The current projection for full implementation has been shifted from 2022 to a likely 2024-2025 timeframe, but many of the deadlines for project input remain unchanged. The NGS statement and a link to further details on the delay’s impacts can be found here: https://www.ngs.noaa.gov/datums/newdatums/delayed-release.shtml.

President Don Elder (850) 354-9665 donelderpsm@gmail.com

Closer to home, our annual General Business Session will be conducted online at 9AM EDT on Friday, July 24. Details for this session will follow soon, so keep an eye on your inbox and the FSMS website for information including the agenda and how to register to attend and get your educational credit for attendance.

Speaking of educational credit, our friend David Melvin will be partnering with us on July 9th from 11AM to 1PM EDT to present a 2 hour webinar on Building Diagram Selection for FEMA Elevation Certificates. Registration information for this seminar is located here: https://www.fsms.org/upcoming-seminars.

As a final thought, I’d encourage everyone not to get too caught up in the politics of pandemic. As surveyors, we rely on science and evidence to make our determinations in accordance with relevant laws. These philosophies and practices have kept our profession whole for a long time, and the same concepts strike me as equally applicable to the public health matter at hand.

We need to keep every geospatial professional healthy and working!

Until next month, stay safe, and I look forward to seeing you at the General Business Session!

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ARCHIVES

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round the State

Above: Southland Holdings, LLC. conducts their meetings with proper precautionary procedures in place. Photo courtesy Glen McCord.

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Above: Richard Allen says, “Definitely a survey nerd with my Rocky Mountain National Park Map Bandana!”

We’re big fans of the way you’ve managed to show your personality while wearing a mask!

Photo courtesy Richard Allen

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CELEBRATING PAST fsms conferences!

Above: Oscar and Lois Pitman, 2006

Above: Bob Jackson and “Friend”, 2006

Left: Greg Reith and Tom Snow, 2006

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Thank you Greg Rieth and Maryhanna Clodfelter for these wonderful submissions!

Left: Women In Surveying, 2007

I have a very fond memory of a special conference. It was the 2002 conference, at the Wyndham Palace Resort & Spa in Lake Buena Vista. This would be Greg’s first time as the MC for the Banquet. He was a bit nervous and wouldn’t tell me how he was introducing anyone at the Head Table, including me. As he made his introductions of those seated at the head table, he went down the line introducing each member of the table in his witty way and when he got to me, he suddenly became a bit serious. Anyone that knows Greg knows that he must be about to be say something pretty profound (Ha). Oh well, he sure did this night! He introduced me as the woman he wanted to spend his life with. I was obviously stunned. I can remember Marilyn turned to me and said, “Did he just propose to you?” I looked at her with tears in my eyes and said,” Oh my, I think he did!”.

Well, for a moment the room was also as stunned as I was. But then when it all sunk in, everyone cheered and shouted their happy congratulations! That was almost 17 years ago, and Wow!, What a conference to remember!!

Submitted by Nancy Rieth

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2020 Committees Standing Committees Nominating Committee

Hal Peters

Membership Committee

Dodie Keith-Lazowick

Finance Committee

Bon Dewitt

Executive Committee

Don Elder

Education Committee

Dianne Collins

Annual Meeting Committee

Jim Sullivan

Legal Committee

Jack Breed

Strategic Planning Committee

Hal Peters

Ethics Committee

Joe Perez

Legislative Committee

John Clyatt

Surveying & Mapping Council

Randy Tompkins

Constitution & Resolution Advisory Committee

Eric Stuart

Special Committees Equipment Theft

Manny Vera

Awards Committee

Dianne Collins

UF Alumni Recruiting Committee

Russell Hyatt

Professional Practice Committee

Lou Campanile, Jr.

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Liaisons CST Program

Alex Jenkins

FDACS BPSM

Howard Ehmke

Surveyors in Government

Richard Allen

Academic Advisory UF

Bon Dewitt

FES

Lou Campanile, Jr.

Practice Sections Geospatial Users Group

Matt LaLuzerne

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staff

ADMINISTRATIVE

Executive Director Tom Steckler director@fsms.org

Education Director Rebecca Culverson education@fsms.org

Communications Director Laura Levine communications@fsms.org

Regional Coordinator Cathy Campanile seminolecc84@gmail.com

The Florida Surveying and Mapping Society 1689-A Mahan Center Blvd., Tallahassee, FL 32330

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(850) 942-1900 fsms.org

Tom’s Tip of the Month

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2020 Firm

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Accuright Surveys of Orlando, Inc. Agnoli, Barber & Brundage, Inc. AIM Engineering & Surveying Allen & Company, Inc. Allen Engineering, Inc. AM Engineering, Inc. American Consulting Professionals, LLC. American Surveying, Inc. Amerritt, Inc. Arc Surveying & Mapping, Inc. Associated Land Surveying & Mapping, Inc. Avirom & Associates, Inc. Axis Geospatial SE, LLC.

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Banks Engineering Barnes, Ferland and Associates, Inc. Barraco & Associates, Inc. Bartram Trail Surveying, Inc. Bello & Bello Land Surveying Corporation Benchmark Surveying & Land Planning, Inc. Berntsen International Betsy Lindsay, Inc. Biscayne Engineering Company, Inc. Boatwright and Durden Land Surveyors, Inc. Bock & Clark Corporation Bowman Consulting Group, Ltd. Brown & Phillips, Inc. BSE Consultants, Inc. Buchanan & Harper, Inc. Bussen-Mayer Engineering Group, Inc.

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407-894-6314 239-597-3111 239-332-4569 407-654-5355 321-783-7443 941-377-9178 813-435-2600 813-234-0103 813-221-5200 904-384-8377 407-869-5002 561-392-2594 386-439-4848 239-939-5490 407-896-8608 239-461-3170 904-284-2224 305-251-9606 850-994-4882

904-241-8550 330-665-4821 703-464-1000 561-615-3988 321-725-3674 850-763-7427 321-453-0010

941-758-1933 954-921-7781

Dagostino Geospatial, Inc. DeGrove Surveyors, Inc. Dennis J. Leavy & Associates Dewberry DMK Associates, Inc. Donald W. McIntosh Associates, Inc. Donoghue Construction Layout, Inc.

239-352-6085 904-722-0400 561-753-0650

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608-443-2773 772-286-5753 305-324-7671

C & M Road Builders, Inc. Calvin, Giordano, & Associates Cardno, Inc. Carter Associates, Inc. Caulfield & Wheeler, Inc. Causseaux, Hewett & Walpole, Inc. Chastain-Skillman, Inc. CivilSurv Design Group, Inc. Clary & Associates, Inc. Clements Surveying, Inc. Collins Survey Consulting, LLC. Compass Engineering & Surveying, Inc. Compass Point Surveyors, PL Control Point Assocites FL, LLC. Cousins Surveyors & Associates, Inc. CPH, Inc. Craven-Thompson & Associates, Inc. Cross Surveying, LLC. Culpepper & Terpening Inc. Cumbey & Fair, Inc.

407-629-7144 772-562-4191 561-392-1991 352-331-1976 863-646-1402 863-646-4771 904-260-2703 941-729-6690 863-937-9052 727-822-4151 954-332-8181 908-668-0099 954-689-7766 407-322-6841 954-739-6400 941-748-8340 772-464-3537 727-324-1070

321-354-9729 941-475-6596 407-644-4068 850-763-7427

Douglass, Leavy & Associates, Inc. DRMP, Inc. DSW Surveying & Mapping, PLC. Duncan Parnell Durden Surveying & Mapping, Inc.

954-344-7994

Echezabal & Associates, Inc. ECHO UES, Inc. Eda EngineersSurveyors-Planners, Inc. E.F. Gaines Surveying Services, Inc. Eiland & Associates, Inc. Element Engineering Group, LLC. Engenuity Group, Inc. Engineering Design & Construction, Inc. England, Thims & Miller, Inc. ER Brownell & Associates, Inc. ESP Associates ETM Suryeying & Mapping Exacta Land Surveyors, Inc.

813-933-2505

First Choice Surveying, Inc. Florida Design Consultant, Inc. Florida Engineering & Surveying, LLC. F.R. Aleman & Associates, Inc. F.R.S. & Associates, Inc. FLT Geosystems Fortin, Leavy, Skiles, Inc. FTE Engineers & Planners

407-951-3425 727-849-7588

407-896-0594 352-735-3796 407-601-5816 904-853-6822

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888-778-3246 352-373-3541

Gary Allen Land Surveying Geodata Consultants, Inc. Geoline Surveying Geomatics Corporation Geo Networking, Inc. GeoPoint Surveying, Inc. George F. Young, Inc. GeoSurv, LLC. Germaine Surveying, Inc. GPI Geospatial, Inc. Gustin, Cothern & Tucker, Inc.

850-877-0541 407-732-6965 386-418-0500 904-824-3086 407-549-5075 813-248-8888 727-822-4317 877-407-3734 863-385-6856 407-851-7880 850-678-5141

Hamilton Engineering & Surveying, Inc. H.L. Bennett & Associates, Inc. Hanson Professional Services, Inc. Hanson, Walter & Associates, Inc. Hole Montes, Inc. Hyatt Survey Services, Inc.

813-250-3535

I.F. Rooks & Associates, LLC.

813-752-2113

John Ibarra & Associates, Inc. John Mella & Associates, Inc. Johnston’s Surveying, Inc. Jones, Wood, & Gentry, Inc.

305-262-0400

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239-418-0126 904-272-1000 813-386-2101 561-655-1151 772-462-2455 904-642-8990 305-860-3866

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813-295-9024 904-642-8550 305-668-6169

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941-485-3100 305-591-8777

863-675-8882 217-788-2450 407-847-9433 239-254-2000 941-748-4693

813-232-9441 407-847-2179 407-898-7780

561-478-7178 954-763-5300 305-653-4493 800-639-4851

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KCI Technologies, Inc. Keith and Associates, Inc. Kendrick Land Surveying King Engineering Associates, Inc.

954-776-1616 954-788-3400 863-533-4874 813-880-8881

L&S Diversified, LLC. Landmark Engineering & Surveying Corporation Land Precision Corporation Leading Edge Land Services, Inc. Leiter Perez & Associates, Inc. Lengemann Leo Mills & Associates, Inc. LidarUSA Long Surveying, Inc. Ludovici & Orange Consulting Engineers

407-681-3836 813-621-7841

MacSurvey, Inc. Manuel G. Vera & Associates, Inc. Marco Surveying & Mapping, LLC. Maser Consulting, P.A. Massey-Richards Surveying & Mapping, LLC. Masteller, Moler & Taylor, Inc. McCain Mills, Inc. McKim & Creed, Inc. McLaughlin Engineering, Co. Metron Surveying and Mapping, LLC. Metzger + Willard, Inc. Mock Roos & Associates, Inc. Moore Bass Consulting, Inc.

727-725-3269 305-221-6210

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Omni Communications, LLC. On The Mark Surveying, LLC.

813-852-1888

PEC Surveying & Mapping, LLC. Pennoni Associates, Inc. Pickett & Associates, Inc. Platinum Surveying & Mapping, LLC. Point Break Surveying, LLC. Point to Point Land Surveyors, Inc. Polaris Associates, Inc. Porter Geographical Positioning & Surveying, Inc. Pulice Land Surveyors, Inc.

407-542-4967

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239-947-1144

Rhodes & Rhodes Land Surveying, Inc. Richard P. Clarson & Associates, Inc. R.M. Barrineau & Associates, Inc. R.J. Rhodes Engineering, Inc. Reece & White Land Surveying, Inc. Robayna and Associates, Inc.

239-405-8166

321-626-6376

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407-351-6730 305-652-5133 352-669-2111 941-722-2460 256-274-1616 407-330-9717 305-448-1600

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239-389-0026 813-207-1061 305-853-0066

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772-564-8050 813-752-6478 919-233-8091 954-763-7611 239-275-8575 813-977-6005 561-683-3113 850-222-5678

337-237-1413 772-485-1415 813-889-9236 407-896-3317

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727-796-2737

Navigation Electronics, Inc. Northstar Geomatics, Inc. Northwest Surveying, Inc. NV5, Inc.

215-222-3000 863-533-9095 863-904-4699 941-378-4797 678-565-4440 727-461-6113 863-853-1496 954-572-1777

904-396-2623 352-622-3133 941-924-1600 305-872-1348 305-823-9316

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SAM Surveying & Mapping, LLC. Sergio Redondo & Associates, Inc. Settimio Consulting Services SGC Engineering, LLC. Shah Drotos & Associates, PA Shannon Surveying, Inc. Sherco, Inc. Sliger & Associates S&ME, Inc. Southeastern Surveying & Mapping Corp.

Stephen H. Gibbs Land Surveyors, Inc. Stoner & Associates, Inc. Strayer Surveying & Mapping, Inc. Suarez Surveying & Mapping, Inc. Surv-Kap SurvTech Solutions, Inc.

850-385-1179

T2UES, Inc. Thurman Roddenberry & Associates, Inc. Tuck Mapping Solutions, Inc.

855-222-8283 850-962-2538

Upham, Inc.

386-672-9515

Wade Surveying, Inc. Wallace Surveying Corp.

Wantman Group, Inc. WBQ Design & Engineering, Inc. Winningham & Fradley, Inc. Woolpert, Inc.

352-753-6511 561-640-4551 561-687-2220 407-839-4300

ZNS Engineering, LLC.

941-748-8080

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305-378-4443 850-341-0507 207-347-8100 954-943-9433 407-774-8372 863-453-4113 386-761-5385 407-975-1273 407-292-8580

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954-771-7440 937-461-5660

954-923-7666 954-585-0997 941-497-1290 305-596-1799 520-622-6011 813-621-4929

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2020 Chapter Presidents District 3

District 5

Central FL Leon Hampton lham5910@yahoo.com

Charlotte Harbor Derek Miller millersurveying@ comcast.net

District 1 Panhandle Mike Blanton Michael.Blanton@nee.com

Indian River Brion Yancy brionyancy@gmail.com

Gulf Coast Frederic Rankin erankin@dewberry.com

Collier-Lee Steve Shawles II sshawles@cesincusa.com

Volusia Anthony Sanzone eastcoastland@ bellsouth.net

Chipola Jesse Snelgrove jsnelgrove@ snelgrovesurveying.com

Manasota Donald A. Bouchard, Jr. donb@znseng.com

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District 4

Northwest FL Jeremy Fletcher fletcher.jwf@gmail.com

Broward Earl Soeder earl@gpserv.com

Ridge Larry Sharp lsharp@collinssurvey.com

District 2

Palm Beach Clyde Mason clyde@ritzel-mason.com

Tampa Bay Charlie Arnett CArnett@ Geopointsurveying.com

FL Crown Kathy Wade kathy@boatwrightland.com

FAU Geomatics Gerardo Rojas grojas2017@fau.edu

N. Central FL Brian Murphy bmurphy@3002inc.com

District 7 Miami-Dade Frank Pauas-Suiero fparuas@gpinet.com

UF Geomatics Scott Edenfield sedenfield@ufl.edu

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2020 Districts & Directors District 1 -/Northwest

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Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Madison, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Taylor, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

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Chad Thurner (850) 200-2441 chad.thurner@sam.biz

Eric Stuart (850)857-7725 eric.stuart@sam.biz

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Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Lafayette, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, Suwannee, St. Johns, Union Randy Tompkins Nick Digruttolo (904) 755-4235 (863) 344-2330 randytompkins1@ ndigruttolo@pickettusa.com outlook.com

District 3/East Central

District 6/Southeast

Brevard, Flagler, Indian River, Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Martin, St. Lucie, Volusia

Broward, Palm Beach Ken Buchanan (561) 687-2220 ken.buchanan@wginc.com

Howard Ehmke (561) 682-2987 hehmke@sfwmd.gov

Al Quickel (407) 567-1566 alq.fsms@gmail.com

District 4/ West Central Alex Parnes (727) 847-2411 alexwolfeparnes@gmail.com

Manny Vera, Jr. (305) 221-6210 mverajr@mgvera.com

Russell Hyatt (941) 748-4693 russell@hyattsurvey.com

Jeffrey Cooner (239) 829-7016 jeff.cooner@cardno.com

Shane Christy (941) 748-4693 shane@hyattsurvey.com

Lou Campanile (954) 980-8888 lou@campanile.net

NSPS Director

Collier, Charlotte, DeSoto, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Highlands, Lee, Manatee, Sarasota

Dodie Keith-Lazowick (954) 788-3400 dkeith@keithteam.com

Miami-Dade, Monroe

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Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter Greg Prather (863) 533-9095 gprather@pickettusa.com

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Additional Information Past Presidents 1956 H.O. Peters Harry C. Schwebke John P. Goggin R.H. Jones

1960 Hugh A. Binyon Russell H. DeGrove Perry C. McGriff Carl E. Johnson James A. Thigpenn, III Harold A. Schuler, Jr. Shields E. Clark Maurice E. Berry II William C.. Hart Frank R. Schilling, Jr. 1970 William V. Keith James M. King Broward P. Davis E.R. (Ed) Brownell E.W. (Gene) Stoner Lewis H. Kent Robert S. Harris Paul T. O’Hargan William G. Wallace, Jr. Robert W. Wigglesworth

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1980 Ben P. Blackburn William B. Thompson, II John R. Gargis Robert A. Bannerman H. Bruce Durden Buell H. Harper Jan L. Skipper Steven M. Woods Stephen G. Vrabel W. Lamar Evers

2000 Arthur A. Mastronicola Michael H. Maxwell John M. Clyatt David W. Schryver Stephen M. Gordon Richard G. Powell Michael J. Whitling Robert W. Jackson, Jr. Pablo Ferrari Steve Stinson

1990 Joseph S. Boggs Robert L. Graham Nicholas D. Miller Loren E. Mercer Kent Green Robert D. Cross Thomas L. Conner Gordon R. Niles, Jr. Dennis E. Blankenship W. Lanier Mathews, II Jack Breed

2010 Dan Ferrans Jeremiah Slaymaker Ken Glass Russell Hyatt Bill Rowe Dale Bradshaw Lou Campanile, Jr. Bob Strayer, Jr. Dianne Collins

Upcoming Events Building Diagram Selection for FEMA Elev. Certificates webinar July 9, 2020, 11a.m.-1 p.m.

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